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PARIS: An Indian man about 40 years old died on Sunday morning in northern France after the inflated boat he and other migrants had boarded to cross the English Channel deflated, French authorities said in a statement.

This year has become the deadliest for migrant crossings in the English Channel, according to the UN, with multiple fatalities in the past few weeks alone

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. An Indian man about 40 years old died on Sunday morning in northern France after the inflated boat he and other migrants had boarded to cross the English Channel deflated, French…

PARIS (AP) — An Indian man about 40 years old died on Sunday morning in northern France after the inflated…

PARIS (AP) — An Indian man about 40 years old has died in northern France after the inflated boat he and other migrants had boarded to cross the English Channel deflated. French authorities say a group of migrants launched their small boat…

The man, who was Indian and aged about 40, was in a boat which left from the town of Tardinghen in northern France, French authorities said.

The man, who was Indian and aged about 40, was in a boat which left from the town of Tardinghen in northern France, French authorities said.

The man, who was Indian and aged about 40, was in a boat which left from the town of Tardinghen in northern France, French authorities said.

More migrants have now illegally crossed the English Channel than in the whole of 2023.

The body of a 40-year-old man, who was described by an emergency services source as being of Indian heritage, was pulled out of the sea at Tardinghen, near Boulogne-sur-mer, on the northern French coast.

Some 29,578 migrants have made the journey since January, up on last year’s annual total of 29,437.

More than 29,500 people have made the dangerous crossing so far this year, official figures show.

More migrants have crossed the English Channel in small boats so far this year than in the whole of 2023, Home Office figures show.

New pictures show French authorities filming with their phones as migrants struggle through the waves to cram onto an overcrowded boat heading to Britain.

People traffickers are making desperate migrants pay £12,500 for an inflatable dingy, a motor and 60 life jackets in their attempt to cross the perilous English channel.

Smugglers in this city offered an undercover reporter a 'package' deal costing £12,500, including a boat, engine, fuel, pump and life jackets.

Almost 300 migrants crossed the Channel on the same day three people tragically died and dozens were rescued whilst making the risky journey.

At least 10 overloaded boats have been in the English Channel for hours, a French-based organisation has claimed, putting as many as 500 lives at risk including children

A French-based organisation has launched the alarm as hundreds of people likely trying to reach the UK are believed to be in danger.

Some 292 people made the journey, arriving in the UK in five boats on Wednesday, according to latest Home Office data.