Another migrant dies attempting the journey on a weekend which has seen a number of crossings.

Lille, France: Two migrants died overnight while trying to cross the Channel to Britain, French authorities said Saturday, adding that some 60 others had been rescued. The…

The female migrants died while a further 60 were rescued after 100 squeezed into an overcrowded makeshift boat on Saturday morning off the coast near Neufchatel-Hardelot.

Authorities say the pair died off the coast of northern France after about 100 people set off by makeshift boat.

Another migrant dies attempting the journey on a weekend which has seen a number of crossings.