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A child died when an overloaded migrant boat headed for Britain sank within the Channel off the coast of France on Thursday evening, French maritime authorities stated Friday.
The accident occurred off the French city of Wissant, the maritime authority accountable for the Channel and the North Sea instructed AFP, including that 65 individuals had been rescued however a “child was discovered unconscious and sadly declared useless”.
The newest sinking brings the variety of migrants who perished whereas attempting to cross the Channel this 12 months to at the least 52 — a file since 2018.
On September 3, six kids and an equal variety of adults died. A month later, a two-year-old boy and three adults died after overloaded boats acquired into hassle in the course of the harmful crossing.
The variety of migrants arriving in boats to Britain averaged 53 this 12 months versus 13 in 2020, in response to official British figures.
Over 26,000 migrants have landed on British shores since January 1, in response to UK Residence Workplace figures.
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