CALAIS: At least 31 migrants trying to reach England from France died on Wednesday when their boat sank off the northern French coast, the deadliest disaster since the Channel became a hub for clandestine crossings.
The disaster, the worst single loss of life since at least 2018 when migrants began using boats en masse to cross the Channel, comes as tensions grow between London and Paris over the record numbers of people crossing. French officials said earlier three helicopters and three boats had searched the area, uncovering corpses and people unconscious in the water, after a fisherman sounded the alarm.
But underlining the tensions between London and Paris, he also said Britain had faced"difficulties persuading some of our partners, particularly the French, to do things in a way that the situation deserves".Migrant support groups held rallies calling for the end of 'degrading' treatment "People are dying in the Channel, which is becoming a cemetery. And as England is right opposite, people will continue to cross."
Natalie Elphicke, the Conservative MP for the British Channel port of Dover, called the sinking"an absolute tragedy" and demonstrated the need to stop the crossings at source.
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