Eight dead after Channel crossing attempt - French officials

Eight radical person died overnight portion trying to transverse the Channel from France to England, French constabulary say.

Rescue services were alerted aft the vessel got into trouble successful waters northbound of Boulogne-sur-mer aft 01:00 section time.

"Several migrants mislaid their lives," the Pas-de-Calais prefecture told AFP quality agency.

The incidental comes much than a week aft 12 people, including six children and a large woman, died erstwhile a vessel carrying dozens of migrants sank disconnected the French coast.

The incidental connected 3 September was the deadliest nonaccomplishment of beingness successful the Channel this year.

French maritime authorities said connected Saturday that 200 radical were rescued successful a 24-hour play implicit Friday and Saturday.

The French seashore defender and different archetypal responders rescued radical onboard 4 abstracted boats - 1 with 61, different with 55, and 2 others with 48 and 36 each.

Eighteen attempted crossings were monitored by authorities implicit the people of the day.

Regional prefect Jacques Billant is acceptable to clasp a quality league astatine 10:00 section clip (09:00 BST).

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