法国当局表示，一艘试图横渡英吉利海峡的小船在法国北部海岸附近遇险，导致一名10岁儿童和两名30岁女性死亡。
A 10-year-old child and two 30-year-old women have died after a small boat that was attempting to cross the English Channel got into difficulty off the northern coast of France, French authorities say.
当局称，这艘船于周一上午从加来布莱里奥海滩出发，船上载有105人，他们在接到求救信号后立即展开救援。
Authorities said they responded to a distress call from the boat, which was carrying 105 people, after it departed from Blériot Plage beach in Calais on Monday morning.
法国海峡与北海海事部门表示，三名乘客在船上接受了治疗，但随后被直升机运送的急救医疗队确认死亡。
Three passengers were treated on board but were later confirmed dead by an emergency medical team flown out by helicopter, the French Maritime Prefecture of the Channel and the North Sea said.
据法新社报道，周一上午晚些时候，乘客们已从救援船上被送往加来港。
Passengers were disembarked from a rescue boat at the port of Calais later on Monday morning, AFP news agency reported.