A man has died while attempting to cross the English 渠道 after a boat carrying 31 migrants fell into difficulty in 法语 水域.

Search and rescue teams were called to a small vessel near the beaches of north town Berck-sur-Mer, where at least one person was overboard, French maritime authorities said.

Twenty-five individuals who remained on board were towed to the coast, while five were recovered from a sandbank by firefighters.

One man, reportedly a Sudanese national aged around 20, was unconscious and was declared dead after being taken back to shore.

An investigation has been launched into the incident by the Boulogne-sur-Mer prosecutor.

The latest attempts at the dangerous journey come despite sub-zero temperatures on the French coast.

至少 271 people aboard 10 small boats reached the UK on Thursday, including a young child.

So far this year, 多于 450 people have made the life-threatening trip across the Channel in small boats following a record-breaking year in 2021.