A migrant rescued from the English Channel carries a child after arriving on a Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) boat at Dungeness, Britain, September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
DUNGENESS, England (Reuters) - Two small children were among the dozens of migrants rescued from the English Channel on Tuesday after a summer that has seen record numbers attempt the dangerous journey from France.
This year, hundreds of boats carrying migrants have attempted the dangerous crossing from France to England, often in small, inflatable dinghies that get into difficulties in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.
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