French authorities have rescued 22 migrants who got into trouble while trying to cross the Channel. The group included a woman and a child.
French authorities were alerted by a ferry. Pic: Maritime Prefecture of the English Channel and the North SeaFrench authorities have rescued 22 migrants who got into trouble while trying to cross the Channel.
The group, which included a woman and a child, was found roughly two miles off the coast of Dunkirk at about 1.30am on Sunday. Authorities were alerted to the migrants' plight by a ferry just after midnight and sent out search and rescue teams.Earlier this week,The prime minister said:"Clearly the most important thing is to stop them coming across from France so we are working very closely with the French authorities.
"The point I would just make to people thinking of making this journey - one, it is very hazardous, you may think the weather looks great but it's a very, very dangerous thing to do.
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