today in the channel, and my thoughts and prayers are with all those affected. what we now really need to see is the french stopping these unseaworthy and overcrowded vessels getting into the channel in the first place, and a joint channel security zone. charities supporting refugees say they have heard calls for change before. it s tragic, isn t it? we ve been here several times in the last few years and nothing changes. every time we re stood here, loss of life in the channel, i we call for this to be a catalyst for change and it never is. - and it sjust, it s- another needless tragedy. rescuers say this is the seventh time in the past week that people have had to be pulled from the sea. it s raised concerns that the smugglers organising the crossings are perhaps using a defective batch of boats, boats which are already dangerously overloaded, and that is making the crossing even more perilous. butjust hours after the deaths were confirmed, more people from other migrant boats were
we ve been here several times in the last few years and nothing changes. every time we re stood here, loss of life in the channel, i we call for this to be a catalyst for change and it never is. - and it sjust, it s- another needless tragedy. rescuers say this is the seventh time in the past week that people have had to be pulled from the sea. it s raised concerns that the smugglers organising the crossings are perhaps using a defective batch of boats, boats which are already dangerously overloaded, and that is making the crossing even more perilous. butjust hours after the deaths were confirmed, more people from other migrant boats were being brought ashore, their desire to reach the uk undiminished. the home secretary said her thoughts and prayers were with all those affected by the tragic loss of life. simonjones, bbc news, dover. 0ur correspondent lisa louis is in calais with the latest on the rescue operation. the french authorities have told us
charities supporting refugees say they have heard calls for change before. it s tragic, isn t it? we ve been here several times in the last few years and nothing changes. every time we re stood here, loss of life in the channel, i we call for this to be a catalyst for change and it never is. - and it sjust, it s- another needless tragedy. rescuers say this is the seventh time in the past week that people have had to be pulled from the sea. it s raised concerns that the smugglers organising the crossings are perhaps using a defective batch of boats, boats which are already dangerously overloaded, and that is making the crossing even more perilous. butjust hours after the deaths were confirmed, more people from other migrant boats were being brought ashore, their desire to reach the uk undiminished. the home secretary said her thoughts and prayers were with all those affected by the tragic loss of life. simonjones, bbc news, dover. our correspondent lisa louis is in calais this evening
of its own coastline. donald . rothwell of australian national university, thank you so much forjoining us on usdate this morning. newsday. 41 migrants have drowned off the italian island of lampedusa after their boat capsized. 45 people, including three children, had been on the vessel, which set off from the tunisian city of sfax last thursday. four survivors, originally from the ivory coast and guinea, gave their accounts to coastguards after being brought ashore. the three men and a woman had initially been rescued by a cargo ship. these pictures show rescue workers helping migrants in trouble around the lampedusa coast at the weekend, one of several rescues in recent days. our rome correspondent, sofia bettiza, has this report. our reporter has been taking a closer look. this video from
four survivors originally from the ivory coast and guinea gave their accounts to coastguards after being brought ashore. the three men and a woman had initially been rescued by a cargo ship. on monday, according to a recent report from the international organisation for migration at least 4m refugees drowned between january and march, marking the deadliest three month period since 2017. the report also reveals over the past decade, the mediterranean sea has claimed around 25,000 lives. these grim numbers do not fully capture the extent of the tragedy as the actual death toll might be even higher. in recent days there have been a number of rescues from the island and these pictures from the weekend show rescue workers helping migrants in trouble on the lampedusa coast. 0ur rome correspondent sofia bettiza has been following the story. this is not the first tragedy in the mediterranean sea this year.