Four dead including two children after migrant boat sinks in Channel

One person still missing from vessel that capsized off France while trying to reach UK

Four people, including two children aged five and eight, have died attempting to reach Britain by boat across the Channel, French authorities have confirmed.

One man drowned when the migrant boat sank, and three people died after they were pulled from the water alive with 15 others, said the official from the Nord department. Another person, possibly a child, is still missing.