Nearly 1,000 migrants cross the English Channel in a SINGLE DAY, and it appears that the total for 2022 will surpass last year’s tally of 28,526.
Saturday, 960 people arrived in the United Kingdom after crossing the Channel.
This weekend, women and little children were among those photographed arriving.
26 224 migrants in 672 boats are known to have arrived by small boat so far this year, according to official government statistics.
On Saturday, about 1,000 migrants were apprehended attempting to cross the English Channel in small boats, bringing this year’s total close to last year’s tally of 28,526.
Before the onset of harsher, wintry weather in the following weeks, people smugglers took advantage of calm sea conditions.
On Saturday, according to the most recent numbers published by the Ministry of Defence, a total of 960 persons in 20 boats were spotted crossing the Channel in a 24-hour period.
According to official government estimates, there have been 26,224 migrants known to have arrived in small boats so far this year.
This does not include Sunday’s numbers, which are believed to be comparable to Saturday’s but have not yet been disclosed by the Ministry of Defense.
Both the Dungeness and Hastings lifeboats assisted in rescuing individuals on Sunday.
This past weekend, a substantial number of young children made the perilous crossing of the English Channel.
On Sunday, men and women are pictured shortly after arriving on the British coast.
Many young guys arrived in Britain with nothing but the clothing on their backs aboard small boats.
Young children were removed from boats by their parents while wearing warm clothing.
A Border Force vessel transports a group of migrants from the sea to Dover, Kent.
It appears that entire family traveled on Saturday, September 4th.
Children were observed bundled in blankets due to the bitterly chilly Channel climate.
In 2018, the United Kingdom began recording daily small boat crossings.
Both the Dungeness and Hastings lifeboats assisted in rescuing individuals on Sunday.
Throughout the day on Saturday, a fleet of Border Force vessels delivered men, women, and children into the port of Dover, Kent.
The Dungeness and Dover lifeboats were also involved, with the Dungeness boat landing with 50 additional passengers at its distant beach station on the Romney Marsh.
Women and children bundled in blankets were spotted trudging up the gravel beach after their harrowing crossing of the 21-mile sea, where immigration officials and coaches were waiting for them.
Small children were carried up the gangplank to the dock before being sent to the immigration processing center at the former RAF Manston base in Ramsgate.
One woman could be seen walking up the galvanized steel gangway hand-in-hand with her daughter, who appeared to be around five years old.
A sleeping infant was also observed in its mother’s arms upon arrival in the United Kingdom.
Some had rucksacks containing their few things, while others, primarily men, disembarked with nothing but the clothing they stood in.
Army men also escorted a woman in a wheelchair over the gangplank and onto the pier.
Strong winds and terrible sea conditions prevented crossings this week until Friday, when 5 vessels carrying 221 individuals arrived in the UK.
August broke a record last week when 8,644 persons made the voyage, surpassing the 8,410 people who completed the crossing in dinghies and other small boats in all of 2020.
Natalie Elphicke, member of parliament for Dover, stated, “France has a moral and international responsibilities to protect vulnerable individuals, save lives, arrest human traffickers, and combat organized crime.” They should not be compensated for performing their task.
Even more absurd is the fact that we pay them tens of millions of pounds but receive so little in return. This is an outrageous misuse of taxpayer funds.
The next Prime Minister must make resolving the small-boats situation a top priority.