Source: Al Jazeera [Qatari state media]
“A baby has died after a boat carrying asylum seekers towards the United Kingdom sank in the English Channel off the coast of France, the authorities said. The local coastguard in France said on Friday the incident took place on Thursday night off the French town of Wissant. The French maritime prefecture for the English Channel and the North Sea said 65 people were rescued and taken to the port at Boulogne-sur-Mer. … The latest sinking raises the death toll of migrants attempting to cross the Channel this year to at least 52 – the highest since 2018.” (10/18/24)
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/18/baby-dies-as-asylum-seekers-boat-sinks-off-french-coast