Tragedy Strikes: 7-Year-Old Girl Dies as Boat Capsizes in English Channel

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Tragedy Strikes: 7-Year-Old Girl Dies as Boat Capsizes in English Channel
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A seven-year-old girl has died and several others were hospitalized after a small boat carrying 16 migrants capsized near Dunkirk in northern France. Officials believe the boat was not suitable for the number of people on board and may have been stolen. This incident follows a series of tragedies in the English Channel, with three migrants dying on Wednesday and a total of 249 people being rescued throughout the day. Home Office figures show that over 2,000 migrants have arrived in the UK so far this year.

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