French authorities have reported that at least eight migrants have lost their lives whilst trying to reach the UK by crossing the channel from France. Their boat sank off the coast of northern France near the town of Ambleteuse, according to the Pas-de-Calais prefecture. The fact that migrants were prepared to risk their lives so soon after a dozen others lost theirs trying to cross the busy waterway from France to Britain underscored the magnitude of the problem for the French and UK governments. In what was the worst boat tragedy of this year, twelve migrants died on 4 September when their s…