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At least six people have died and dozens of others have been rescued after a migrant boat crossing the English Channel capsized.A search and rescue operation involving five French ships, two British ships and a helicopter is under way following the incident off Cap Gris Nez in northern France.
Local mayor Franck Dhersin said a vast rescue operation was launched at around 4am UK time, as dozens of boats tried to make the crossing at the same time.A UK government spokesperson says it is"aware of the incident in the Channel", adding:"HM Coastguard are working on a coordinated response and further information will be provided in due course."
One volunteer who was on board one of the rescue boats described the migrants' frantic efforts to bale water out of their sinking vessel using their shoes. Anne Thorel said:"We saved 54 people, including one woman... There were too many of them on the boat." Meanwhile France's Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea said:"Unfortunately, six people were recovered in serious condition and one of them, evacuated by helicopter to Calais hospital, was declared dead."In a later statement, the French authorities added that five people rescued by the vessel Notre Dame du Risban were also pronounced dead., which may be using cookies and other technologies. To show you this content, we need your permission to use cookies.
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