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re: 60 Migrants Inc,Newborn & 12 Children Dead After Boat Falls Apart Near Italy
Four People Dead And Another 40 Rescued in English Channel as Migrant Boat Sinks
Britain has seen yet another migrant tragedy in its waters today as a boat carrying between 40 and 50 people got into trouble in icy cold waters - four have tragcially died while 43 have been rescued in the early hours off the coast of Kent
BBC News 15 DEC 2022.
English Channel: Number of people rescued from inflatable boat
Four migrants have died and more than 40 were rescued after a boat sank in the middle of the English Channel - sparking a desperate rescue mission.
Rescuers pulled people from the icy water this morning, including a number being airlifted after the boat sank five miles off the coast of Dungeness in Kent.
The boat, which was carrying up to 50 people, got into difficulty in icy waters during sub-zero temperatures in the early hours of this morning - with the coastguard and navy ships racing to the scene.
Temperatures last night were said to be -4C as rescue boats and ambulances were called at about 3am before launching crews off the coast.
Images from Dover today showed those who had been rescued, including small children.
Opening Prime Minister's Questions, Rishi Sunak expressed his “sorrow” at the “capsizing of a small boat” in the English Channel, telling MPs there had been a “tragic loss of human life”.
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