Migrants crossing Channel by August twice as many as 2021 total
27.8.2022 08:56:54
by STUART BROCK
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epa10141304 Border Force and the military escort migrant ashore at Dover Docks after they crossed the English Channel in Dover, Britain, 27 August 2022. According to provisional Government figures, over 22,600 people had arrived in the UK via small boats from France in 2022 by 25 August, when the cumulative total of arrivals at the equivalent point in 2021 was just under 12,500, with total crossings that year reaching 28,526. EPA-EFE/STUART BROCK