Dozens of people have been rescued after a migrant boat was ‘ripped open’ in the English Channel.

Dozens of people have been rescued after a migrant boat was ‘ripped open’ in the English Channel.

Rescuers pulled a total of 65 people from the English Channel on Tuesday in a search that lasted more than four hours.

Seven people rescued 10 nautical miles (18.5km) southwest of Lampedusa after boat capsized in rough weather.

It is understood 53 migrants were on board the boat when it got into difficulty off the coast of Ambleteuse.

ROME, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Seven people were rescued and 21 people were missing at sea after a migrant shipwreck off the island of Lampedusa, the...

ROME, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Seven people were rescued and 21 people were missing at sea after a migrant shipwreck off the island of Lampedusa, the...

At least eight people died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French maritime authorities said Sunday.

At least eight people died during a failed attempt to cross the English Channel from northern France, French maritime authorities said Sunday.

DAKAR, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- The Senegalese navy said they recovered 17 more bodies Tuesday from a boat carrying migrants that sank off the coast,...