A French navy patrol boat spotted the overcrowded vessel early Friday as it deflated off the French coast
Four migrants have died while trying to cross the English Channel on an inflatable boat from France to the U.K., French authorities said Friday.
Navy vessels, a fishing boat and a Navy helicopter joined the effort. Survivors were brought to the shore in Boulogne to receive medical attention and temporary shelter, the statement also said. Billant said the human smuggling rings who operate in the area and arrange the illegal crossings at astronomical prices were responsible for the deaths.
Home Secretary Yvette Cooper, who took over earlier this month after the Labour Party’s election victory, has launched a Border Security Command designed to crack down on people-smuggling gangs orchestrating the crossings. A commander for the new entity has not yet been appointed.
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