News Center- Four migrants died while trying to cross the English Channel on a boat from France to the U.K., the French Coast Guard said on Friday.

 A total of 67 people were aboard the boat off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France, French authorities said, adding that 63 of them were rescued by an operation involving four ships and one helicopter.

 On June 18, 2024, 882 people crossed the Channel on 15 small boats. According to UK Home Office data, those arrivals were the highest in a single day since October 2022. The figures of the Home Office show that 484 migrants crossed the English Channel on Monday and Tuesday. Over 13,000 people have successfully reached the UK via the Channel so far this year, according to official figures.