Woman, 7, dies in English Channel crossing strive – BBC Information

By means of Thomas MackintoshBBC News3 March 2024, 11:24 GMTUpdated 41 mins agoImage caption, Document picture of a French Police officer having a look out over a seaside in FranceA seven-year-old woman has died after a small boat making an attempt to succeed in the English Channel capsized in northern France.Officers stated the boat used to be sporting 16 migrants when it sank a couple of kilometres from the coast of Dunkirk.The boat “used to be now not as it should be sized to hold such a lot of folks,” the native authority stated in a commentary.It added the woman’s oldsters, who had been travelling with 3 extra kids, had been taken to a health center in Dunkirk.Native authority Préfet du Nord stated police and firefighters had been alerted to the capsized boat via a walker.In a commentary it added officers believed the vessel used to be “almost definitely stolen” and used to be now not sufficiently big to beef up the quantity of folks on board.”A pair, whose starting place is being decided, with their 4 kids, together with the mummy who’s pregnant, had been on board,” Préfet du Nord stated.”The couple’s little daughter, elderly 7, died from drowning.”Préfet du Nord stated two males and 6 small children had been taken to health center, however their situation used to be now not life-threatening.Prosecutors in Dunkirk additionally stated “a number of persons are in custody” over the incident, AFP information company reported.The newest demise comes after 3 migrants died on Wednesday seeking to pass the English Channel after their boat were given into problem. House Place of business figures display that greater than 2,000 migrants have arrived in the United Kingdom to this point this yr.

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