Over 200 migrants crossed into the UK over the English Channel on Sunday on the same day a woman died off the coast of Calais after falling from an overcrowded dinghy.
The woman died during an attempt to reach the UK early on Sunday morning as 255 people in four boats were brought into Dover.
Seven migrants have died in the Channel in July alone and the most recent death took the death toll for the year to 23.A woman died during an attempt to reach the UK early on Sunday morning After being taking to a hospital in Boulogne-sur-mer by a French navy helicopter, the woman was pronounced dead.
'This maritime sector is one of the busiest areas in the world, with more than 600 merchant ships passing through it per day and the weather conditions are often difficult , so it is a particularly dangerous sector even when the sea seems calm.' Yesterdays arrivals take the cumulative number so far in 2024 to 16,457, a new record for the first seven months of a calendar year,There were 14,732 arrivals in the first seven months of 2023.
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