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The latest death brings the total linked to overcrowded crossings to 57 this year.

Some 225 people crossed over in four boats on Sunday, bringing the number of arrivals so far this year to nearly 30,000, according to the latest Home Office data.

So far this year, 49 deaths have been reported by the French coastguard.

So far this year, 49 deaths have been reported by the French coastguard.

So far this year, 49 deaths have been reported by the French coastguard.

AN Indian man about 40 years old died on Sunday (27) in northern France after the inflated boat he and… Continue reading Indian man dies trying to cross English Channel

A man has died after a boat carrying migrants deflated in the English Channel, officials say.

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

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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.