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A seven-year-old girl drowned in the English Channel after an illegal migrant boat capsized, making it the third fatal incident of the year.
The boat, not suitable for the number of passengers, capsized off the coast of France, leading to the girl’s death and hospitalization of ten others.
Authorities have opened investigations against migrant smugglers.
The incident is part of a series of deadly events in the English Channel involving migrants.