Four bodies of more than 50 migrants rescued were found in the English Channel

Four bodies were found and more than 50 migrants were rescued in the English Channel.

Fifty-one people were rescued after a boat became stranded off the coast of Odressel in the north of the country. France Monday night, French authorities said.

Ferry reported seeing a body floating in the water off the coast Calais on Tuesday, prompting a search that resulted in the discovery of another body.

The French coastguard said two more people were found dead in the water off the coast of Calais on Wednesday.

All four bodies were brought ashore and an investigation was launched.

It has not yet been confirmed whether the dead were migrants.

On Wednesday, 263 people crossed the English Channel in four boats, the Home Office said. Home office.

This brought the provisional total for the year to 31,535.

While this is 18% higher than last time (26,699), it is 21% lower than 2022 (39,929), which was a record high.

About 50 people have died trying to cross the English Channel this year, according to the French coastguard.

In the House of Commons, newly appointed shadow home secretary Philp criticized the government for repealing the law. Conservatives immigration plans that sent migrants to Rwanda.

“If they had allowed this flight to continue, if they had allowed this pattern to continue, the deterrent effect would have already begun,” he said.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported a further eleven deaths believed to be related to attempted border crossings, but these are not yet reflected in government data.

Charities say deaths in the English Channel have become “horrifyingly regular” and are calling for more to be done to create safe routes for migrants.

Sir Keir Starmer is in Hungary He will hold talks with Western Balkan leaders on Thursday and is expected to call for closer ties to combat people-smuggling gangs.

Ahead of the talks, the Prime Minister said the UK would be “at the heart of efforts to root out organized immigration crime”.