Multiple migrants have died while attempting to cross the English Channel, French authorities have confirmed. At least eight people are understood to have died overnight while attempting to make the treacherous journey to Britain. Jacques Billant, prefect of the Pas-de-Calais region, said: “Several migrants lost their lives again in the town of Ambleteuse while trying to reach Great Britain as part of a sea crossing of the Channel.” It comes after French authorities rescued more than 200 people of coast of Calais over a 24-hour period between Friday and Saturday night. More than 21,000 people …