Seven-year-old girl dies after makeshift boat heading to UK capsizes in France

Boat carrying 10 other children between seven and 13 years old, along with girl's pregnant mother, father and three siblings, sank

A seven-year-old girl has died in a canal close to Dunkirk after a makeshift boat carrying 16 people from northern France to the UK capsized, the prefecture in France's Nord department said.

The boat, which was carrying 10 other children between seven and 13 years old along with the girl's pregnant mother, her father and three of her siblings, sank with all onboard entering the water.