In recent hours, 160 migrants who attempted to cross the Channel on small boats have been rescued according to the maritime prefecture.
A body was discovered on the morning of Saturday, November 2, on a beach in Sangatte, near Calais (Pas-de-Calais), where around twenty police officers and firefighters were present.
This discovery comes three days after that, on Wednesday, of three bodies on the beach of Saint-Étienne-au-Mont, near Boulogne-sur-Mer, and the death of a migrant in an attempted crossing.
During the night from Thursday to Friday, then during the day on Friday, 160 migrants who were trying to cross the Channel on small boats were rescued, the maritime prefecture said in a press release.
At least 60 people dead in the Channel in 2024
On October 23, three migrants died in a shipwreck. The Boulogne-sur-Mer public prosecutor's office reported at the beginning of the week a persistent “question” about this shipwreck, due to a discrepancy between the number of people rescued and certain testimonies on the number of passengers.
At least 60 people have died in migrants' attempted sea crossings to England since the start of the year, making 2024 the costliest year in human lives since the phenomenon first appeared in 2018. .
