One man was airlifted from the scene, while at least 57 others, suffering from hypothermia, were taken by boat to the French town of Boulogne-sur-Mer.
Two people have drowned after a small boat, carrying migrants, capsized less than a kilometre from the French shore on Wednesday.
At least 57 others, suffering from hypothermia, were rescued by boat and taken to the French town of Boulogne-sur-Mer.
The capsized dinghy was among several other small boats, that left the French coast on Wednesday. It got into difficulty in French waters soon after 1 p.m. and drowned.
The Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) and the coastguard helicopter, who were notified of the incident, brought some people to Dungeness in Kent.
An RNLI spokesman said on Thursday that “an RNLI lifeboat” was involved in an ongoing rescue mission.
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