French Rescue 108 Migrants Trying To Sail To UK
Mohammad Ali (@ChaudhryMAli88) Published August 12, 2021 | 02:10 AM
Lille, France, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 12th Aug, 2021 ) :French authorities rescued more than 100 migrants Wednesday seeking to sail to England in four separate boats that officials said got into trouble in the Channel.
Last week the British government said a record of at least 482 migrants crossed from France to England in a single day, putting annual figures way above last year's numbers.
Maritime officials in France said on Wednesday that a navy patrol boat rescued seven people aboard a vessel "in difficulty" off the coast of Sangatte and took them to the port of Dunkirk, where they were looked after by local officials.
The patrol boat was then sent to rescue 29 "shipwrecked" migrants off the coast of Dunkirk, including one who was ill and taken by helicopter for medical care, the area's maritime administration said.
The remainder were transported to Dunkirk.
Thirty-seven other migrants were rescued from a boat in difficulty off the coast of Calais and another 35 off Dunkirk, the officials said.
Since the end of 2018, attempts to cross the Channel have been increasing despite official warnings about the dangers of collisions in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, strong currents and cold water temperatures.
Britain's domestic Press Association news agency said last month's crossings took the annual number past 10,000 -- far more than the roughly 8,500 people the government said arrived in the whole of 2020.
The growing number of journeys are proving increasingly embarrassing for the UK government, which has vowed to clamp down on the arrivals and made tightening Britain's borders a key issue in its campaign to leave the European Union.
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