Channel migrants: Nearly 500 people cross in single day

September 30, 2022   

(BBC) Almost 500 people crossed the English Channel in 10 small boats on Thursday, the Ministry of Defence said.

It brings the total number of migrants making the journey from France this year to 32,841.

The MoD said 499 people arrived on Thursday, the first migrants to make the crossing this week.

The Home Office said the crossings are “a clear abuse of our immigration laws, risking the lives of vulnerable people and funding vile criminal gangs.”

The English Channel is one of the most dangerous and busiest shipping lanes in the world.

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