Eleven migrants are rescued on the French side of the Channel, five suffering from hypothermia. More than 70 have crossed since Christmas Day in a bid to get to BritainMore than 30 migrants trying to get to the UK were picked up by the authorities today amid warnings that deaths were inevitable after a surge of Channel crossings. Seventy-seven people have now attempted the perilous crossing since Christmas Day, and rescue experts and refugee networks fear that it is “a matter of time” before a migrant boat capsizes or collides in the world’s busiest shipping lane. Early this morning lifeboat crews and a helicopter were scrambled to the coast of Folkestone, Kent, where a boat of nine migrants from Iran — three children and six adults — were found on the beach. An additional 11 migrants, five suffering from hypothermia, were rescued by French authorities on their side of the Channel, 15 nautical miles…

Source: The Times December 27, 2018 17:03 UTC