Four people died while a migrant was crossing the English Channel

at least four people, one of them is a child dead during the trip to migrants By english channel, As reported this Saturday by local authorities and the French Minister of the Interior, Bruno Retailleau.

The precise balance was provided this Saturday afternoon by the Prefect of Pas de Calais, Jacques Billant. except for Childother people three dead Are two men and one woman His death brings to 51 the number of deaths during migrant crossings through the Channel since the beginning of the year.

“Many people have Died trying to cross the Channel”, Reteleu has given this information on his X social network account, where he specified that the child was “crushed to death” during the operation to rescue migrants.

“A terrible tragedy “Which will make us all aware of the unfolding tragedy,” the minister said in his message.

On the other hand, total 395 immigrants came To united kingdom The arrival was the first in five days, after crossing the Channel last Friday.

The latest arrivals, who traveled on seven boats, took the total for the year to 25,639, compared with 25,330 at the same time last year and 33,611 in 2022.