A child has tragically died after being crushed to death on a small boat carrying migrants attempting to cross the English Channel. The incident occurred off the coast of Boulogne-sur-Mer in northern France, where the boat's engine failed.
MORE than 970 migrants crossed the English Channel in small boats on Saturday - the highest daily total in two years,The child was found on a small boat with nearly 90 migrants reportedly crammed onto it yesterday morning.
Pas-de-Calais regional prefect Jacques Billant said they had "probably crushed, suffocated and drowned" in the water which had gathered in the vessel. Local prefect Billant said: "We deplore the fact the traffickers take even greater risk with people’s lives. "We will pursue and dismantle criminal gangs who undermine border security and put so many lives at risk.""A child was trampled to death in a boat. A terrible tragedy that must make us all aware of the tragedy that is unfolding."Our government will intensify the fight against these mafias who are getting rich by organizing these crossings of death."
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