Three Dead, Including a Child, in Attempt to Cross Channel to UK

A child was among three people who died, and dozens of others were injured, while attempting to cross the English Channel on Monday, French authorities have said.

France's maritime police said they received a distress call in the early hours from an inflatable dinghy carrying 105 people that had gotten into trouble off the coast of northern France.

The incident adds to a long series of fatal crossing attempts across the Channel in recent years, as migrants and asylum seekers continue to attempt the crossing in small, often overcrowded boats.

French authorities have not, according to the available reporting, released further details on the nationalities of those aboard, the exact cause of the boat's distress, or the current condition of the injured.

Rescue operations were reportedly under way following the distress call, though the source material does not specify the full outcome of the response effort.