Woman Dies as Migrant Crossings Hit Another Record High

Published on July 29, 2024

A woman died attempting to cross the English Channel over the weekend as migrant crossings from France hit another record high. The French coast guard rescued 34 migrants after a “heavily loaded” boat got into difficulty overnight on Saturday into Sunday. The woman could not be saved. It comes as the latest figures show there had been a record number of crossings for the first seven months of a calendar year. According to the Home Office, 255 migrants made the journey on Sunday, taking the provisional total for the year to 16,457. The previous record for arrivals in the seven months from January to July was 16,420 in 2022, with 14,732 making the journey in the same period last year....

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