The French government says at least 12 migrants perished off the northern French coast on Tuesday while attempting to cross the Channel to England.
Gerald Darmanin, the French Interior Minister, announced the death toll on X while also stating that two migrants remained missing.
According to him, several others were injured when their boat carrying dozens of people got into problems off Wimereux, a village on the French coast about five kilometres (three miles) from Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Darmanin also stated that he was travelling to the disaster region to talk with officials and that all government services had been mobilized to locate missing individuals and treat the injured.
According to French marine authorities, emergency personnel were out in force, providing urgent medical help.
Naval officer Etienne Baggio stated that French naval helicopters, fishing boats, and military vessels were being deployed for the continuing operation.
For years, the French and British governments have worked to stem the flow of migrants, who pay smugglers hundreds of euros per person to travel to England in small boats from France.
Earlier this summer, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French President Emmanuel Macron promised to further up “cooperation” in dealing with the influx in unlawful migrants.
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