The number of migrants crossing the Channel passes 16,000: another 460 asylum seekers arrived in the UK yesterday
The number of people arriving in the UK by small boat this year reached more than 16,000 after another 460 were blocked in the English Channel on Saturday, according to government figures, according to government figures.
Yesterday’s figure was the highest single-day number recorded so far this year.
Twelve boats were picked up yesterday, July 30, carrying 460 people who were trying to cross the canal to get from France to England. This brings the weekly total to over 1,000.
This is the largest number on any day at some point, with 610 people having passed dangerously over the entire previous week.
This month, 3,683 people passed France, bringing the total so far this year to 16,399.
Yesterday’s stable weather conditions meant an increase in the number of people trying to reach UK soil.
Border Force officers are expecting a boost in efforts in August and September before sea conditions worsen in winter.
12 boats were picked up yesterday, July 30, carrying 460 people who tried to cross the canal to get from France to Britain (stock image)
Men, women and children often have to be rescued by UK border forces from struggling small boats
Two weeks ago, 1421 people crossed the Strait of Dover, the world’s busiest shipping lane, in just one week.
According to government figures, 28,526 people made the journey in 2021 – compared with 8,410 arriving in 2020.
Two weeks ago, in the midst of a scorching heat wave hitting the UK and temperatures reaching 40°C, smugglers took advantage of the warm weather and clear skies.
The number of boats and people crossing the canal increased significantly, with a total of 1421 people in 33 boats discovered by the Ministry of the Interior.
Crossing the canal by small boat is considered extremely dangerous and can have deadly consequences.
As with crowded seas and bad weather, the small boats provided by traffickers are often in poor condition and overcrowded.
On November 24, 2021, a rubber dinghy carrying 34 people sank, claiming 31 lives, after those inside desperately cried out for help for hours.
A new report released this week by French authorities shows that French and British coastguards both overcame difficulties to rescue the dinghy before drowning claimed 31 lives plus a fetus. .
Sky News reports that a preliminary investigation, carried out by a law firm on behalf of some of the victims’ relatives, has uncovered contact between the British and French emergency services, showing no which party is responsible for the disaster that is occurring.
This avoidance of responsibility is said to have gone on for an astounding six to seven hours in 80 separate phone calls from the desperate dinghy as both sides washed their hands and blamed the other.
The report, based on evidence from two survivors, phone calls, text messages and emails, paints a terrifying picture of negligence when the dinghy sank in frigid waters that not rescued.
