On the same day, a two-year-old boy and three adults died after overloaded boats got into trouble during the dangerous crossing attempted by several thousand every year.
U.K. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said Saturday that it was 'appalling that more lives have been lost in the Channel.' She emphasized that 'criminal smuggler gangs continue to organize these dangerous boat crossings.'
The tragedies bring the number of migrants who have died attempting Channel crossings this year to 51, according to Jacques Billant, France's prefect for the Pas-de-Calais region.
Keir Starmer's new Labour government has been at pains to reduce cross-Channel arrivals in small boats, a key issue in this year's general election in July.
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