At least one person died and more than 50 were rescued after a migrant boat trying to cross the Channel from France capsized early on Saturday, local authorities said.
Local mayor Franck Dhersin said a vast rescue operation was launched around 6 a.m. as dozens of migrant boats tried to make the crossing at the same time.
The maritime prefecture confirmed that there had been at least one death and said search and rescue operations were ongoing. Human traffickers typically overload rickety dinghies, leaving them barely afloat and at risk of being lashed by the waves as they try to reach British shores.
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