Desperate search launched as migrant boat capsizes in Channel
"HM Coastguard helicopters from Lydd and Lee on Solent and one from the French Navy are involved. A fishing vessel in the area is also assisting in the rescue. South East Coast Ambulance and Kent Police are working with us and an air ambulance has been sent.They added: "HM Coastguard will continue to safeguard life around the seas and coastal areas of the UK, working with search and rescue resources in the area.
The Government said that it was aware of the ongoing incident and that all agencies were supporting a "coordinated response" after the Coast Guard were alerted to a vessel in distress at 3.40am The shocking incident will prompt fears of deaths and provokes echoes of a similar case last November, when a small boat carrying 34 migrants capsized, killing 31 people.
It comes after PM Rishi Sunak yesterday set out his five point plan for controlling Britain's borders and ending illegal migration once and for all.Mr Sunak's plan includes ending the use of tax-payer funded hotels to house migrants, tightening the definition of modern slavery and forming a small boats operational command to hunt down evil people smugglers.
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