Helicopters and boats are being used in the search for survivors after the vessel got into difficulties on Tuesday morning.
At least 12 people have died after a boat with dozens of migrants tore apart in the English Channel, a local mayor has said. Olivier Barbarin, mayor of Le Portel, a French coastal town being used in a rescue operation, said 'the bottom of the boat ripped open'. The French coastguard said more than 50 people had been rescued after a vessel got into difficulties on Tuesday morning.
Another media outlet France 3 had initially said 'at least 100 migrants' were on board at 11.30am . France's Interior minister Gerald Darmanin is expected in Pas-de-Calais later this afternoon. Posting on X, he described the incident as 'terrible', adding that 'all government resources mobilised to find the missing and take care of the victims'. Le Portel is reportedly where the boat was launched.
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