France Rescues 22 Migrants Heading For Britain Since January about 1,450 migrants have been rescued either by British or French coastguards while trying to cross...
Migrants wait to board a bus during the evacuation of a makeshift camp in La Villette Park in Paris, on August 28, 2019. PHOTO: Martin BUREAU / AFPFrench rescuers picked up 22 migrants including 11 children whose vessel broke down as they tried to cross the Channel in a bid to reach Britain, French maritime authorities said on Tuesday.
The migrants were eventually brought back to Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France and 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.
However, such crossings remain dangerous given the heavy maritime traffic in the Channel as well as strong currents.
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