10 of the dead were women.
More than 50 people were rescued in the English Channel when the overloaded vessel broke apart off Cape Gris-Nez.
It's the biggest loss of life in the Channel between France and the UK this year.
Border Security and Asylum Minister Angela Eagle says the crossing is becoming even riskier.
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