Six dead and 50 rescued after boat carrying migrants sinks in Channel

It comes after 755 people crossed the English Channel in small boats on Thursday, the highest daily number so far this year, confirming the total since 2018 has passed 100,000.

One person is said to have died in the incident (Gareth Fuller/PA)

Six people have died and around 50 rescued after a boat carrying migrants sank in the Channel, French authorities have said.

Two British ships and several French vessels have been involved in a search and rescue operation, France’s Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea said.