(BBC) A further 475 migrants crossed the English Channel in 15 small boats on Thursday, following a record 482 arrivals on Wednesday.
The Ministry of Defence earlier said an exercise on its firing range at Hythe had to be stopped on Wednesday when people landed on the beach there.
According to Home Office figures, there have now been 10,711 arrivals in more than 440 boats so far in 2021.
The Home Office said French authorities stopped 138 people on Thursday.
Dan O’Mahoney, clandestine Channel threat commander, said: ”These dangerous small boat crossings, facilitated by criminal gangs, are putting lives at risk.”
