(BBC) Three small boats with 77 people on board reached the UK after crossing the English Channel on Thursday, the Home Office said.
At least one boat landed on the beach at Dungeness, Kent, but the Home Office has not divulged further details.
French authorities stopped about 79 people from attempting the crossing, a Home Office spokesman said.
About 1,123 people have now made the crossing so far this year, compared to 434 in the same period in 2020.
More than 8,438 people crossed the English Channel in about 635 boats in 2020.
