The tragedies follow a spike in crossings after a 10-day lull due to weather-related conditions.
So far this year, more than 22,500 people have crossed the Channel to reach the UK.
It was also well above the 3,793 arrivals in the first three months of 2023 and the 4,548 in the equivalent period in 2022.
Four migrants have died in the English Channel after their boat overturned, according to the French Coastguard.
The exact number of migrants who drowned is unknown.
The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) says the draft migrant legislation proposed by the British government will result in a de facto “asylum ban.”
More than 30,000 people have crossed in small boats this year, surpassing last year’s record.
Smuggling organisations collect €2 million per kilometre to allow migrants pass through the English Channel.
Criminal gangs charge up to 7,000 euros per illegal immigrant to cross into Britain.
