The migrants were saved by Border Force Officers in what has been a tragic week in the English Channel
Fifty people were rescued after a second boat containing migrants started sinking on the same night four people died in a separate incident in the English Channel.The migrants were saved by Border Force officers in what has been a tragic week in the world's busiest shipping lane.
A teenager was among those who perished, while eight children on board the stricken inflatable vessel survived.told Sky News he was woken early on Wednesday when migrants surrounded his boat"screaming for help" - and a French charity said they received a mayday call. On Thursday, the Ministry of Defence said 401 migrants were detected in eight boats the day before, not including the four who died.so far this year to 45,223.Earlier this week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced more funding for the NCA - Britain's equivalent of the FBI - to tackle organised immigration crime in Europe.
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