Child 'trampled to death' among 'several migrants' to die while attempting to cross Channel

A young kid is among "several migrants" who person died portion attempting to transverse the English Channel, according to a French minister.

The country's interior curate Bruno Retailleau said the kid was "trampled to death" connected a boat.

"Several radical died trying to transverse the Channel. A kid was trampled to decease successful a boat," helium said successful a station connected X.

"A unspeakable calamity that indispensable marque america each alert of the calamity that is unfolding.

"The radical smugglers person the humor of these radical connected their hands and our authorities volition intensify the combat against these mafias who are getting affluent by organising these crossings of death."

A full of 395 migrants arrived successful the UK connected 7 boats having crossed the English Channel connected Friday, according to UK authorities.

Some of those arriving were pictured wearing beingness jackets arsenic they were brought to enactment astatine Dover connected a Border Force vessel.

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