Eight folks died in a single day whereas making an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain, French police mentioned.
An alert was issued to rescue companies after the ship grew to become caught in waters north of Boulogne-sur-Mer within the Pas-de-Calais division simply after 01:00 native time (00:00 BST).
The rubber boat, carrying 50 folks, started to sink shortly after leaving the coast.
Lower than two weeks in the past, a ship carrying dozens of migrants sank, killing 12 folks, together with six kids and a pregnant girl.
The incident on September 3 was the deadliest fatality within the English Channel this yr.
A British authorities spokesman confirmed the incident and mentioned French authorities had been main the response and investigation.
International Secretary David Lamy mentioned it was “stunning” to listen to of “additional casualties” within the English Channel.
He informed the Laura Kuenssberg Present on Sunday that folks “in fact could not” cross the Channel after seeing the kinds of dinghies they had been utilizing.
He additionally reiterated the federal government’s plans to work with European companions to crack down on felony human smuggling gangs to cease small boats crossing the border.
Regional Governor Jacques Billant will maintain a press convention within the city of Ambleteuse at 10:00 native time.
There have been a lot of makes an attempt to cross the English Channel over the previous two days because the climate calms down.
French maritime authorities mentioned 200 folks had been rescued inside 24 hours on Friday and Saturday.
The French coastguard and different first responders rescued folks on 4 completely different boats – one carrying 61 folks, one other with 55 folks, and two different boats with 48 and 36 folks every.
Authorities monitored 18 makes an attempt to cross the border in someday.
Together with the newest eight victims, a complete of 45 folks already lifeless The variety of migrants within the English Channel this yr is the best reported since 2021, in response to the United Nations’ Worldwide Group for Migration.
Greater than 21,000 folks have crossed the English Channel this yr.
