Migrants dead after boat 'ripped open' in English Channel - in pictures
Firefighters and Civil Protection agents stand next to bags containing the bodies of migrants who died after the sinking of a migrant boat attempting to cross the English Channel to England, in Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France. AFP
The boat was reportedly carrying about 70 migrants and the maritime prefecture for the area said the vessel got into difficulty off Gris-Nez point, on Tuesday morning. AFP
Firefighters carry an injured migrant on a stretcher in Boulogne-sur-Mer. AFP
Emergency services at the port of Boulogne-Sur-Mer. AP