France rescues 13 migrants headed for Britain by boat

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The 13 migrants, all men, were rescued by the coast guard and brought to the port of Calais where they were handed over to border police. Since January, some 1,450 migrants have been rescued either by British or French coastguards — more than double the number who tried to cross the busy shipping lane in the whole of 2018, according to official French figures released Monday.France has attributed the increase to good summer weather, which has emboldened more migrants to make the journey.

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