A CHILD has been "trampled to death" and respective others person died portion trying to transverse the English Channel from France.
At slightest 4 migrants including the young kid person died successful 2 abstracted tragedies.
French Interior curate Bruno Retailleau said the kid was "trampled to decease successful a boat".
He said it was a "terrible tragedy" and radical smugglers "have the humor of these radical connected their hands".
Olivier Barbarin, politician of the bluish French coastal municipality of Le Portel, said the kid was astir 4 years old.
A migrant vessel heading towards Britain called for assistance this morning.
Rescuers picked up 14 radical connected committee the boat, including the young child.
An injured migrant connected the vessel was airlifted to a infirmary successful Boulogne, France.
The remaining passengers connected the vessel continued their journey, it reported.
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