Some 30 Migrants Rescued, One Dead as Dinghy Capsizes in Channel

Some 30 Migrants Rescued, One Dead as Dinghy Capsizes in Channel
A British Border Force staff member inspects a dinghy used by migrants at Dover harbour, in Dover, Britain, on Jan. 14, 2022. Hannah McKay/Reuters
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BERCK-SUR-MER, France—Some 30 migrants whose dinghy capsized in the English channel as they tried to reach Britain were rescued on Friday, while one man who was on board died, French authorities said.

A coast guard vessel reached the dinghy, which had set off from a beach near Calais, northern France, in the middle of the night, and was able to rescue most of those on board.