Migrant dies swimming across Channel to Britain

AN Iraqi migrant has died while trying to swim to England, Belgian authorities have confirmed.

The man, believed to be in his 40s, was found dead at a wind farm off the coast of Zeebrugge.

West Flanders’ governor Carl Decaluwé said he was found wearing an improvised buoyancy aid made of plastic water bottles and one flipper. He is believed to have been refused asylum in Germany.

The Home Office said it was a “tragic incident” as they warned migrants not to make the “dangerous” Channel crossing.