During a visit to Singapore, British Prime Minister David Cameron expressed concern on Wednesday over the situation in the northern French town of Calais, where migrants are attempting to cross the English Channel.

"This is very concerning," the premier told reporters in Singapore.

Cameron added that British authorities "are working very closely" with their French counterparts in order to address the Calais crisis.

The British prime minister noted that Home Secretary Theresa May would chair a COBRA committee meeting to tackle the crisis.

The prime minister's statement comes on the heels of the latest discovery of a body near the Eurotunnel terminal.

"Our team found a corpse this morning and the firefighters have confirmed the death of this person," a Eurotunnel spokeswoman said early Wednesday.

DW