(BBC) More than 100,000 migrants have crossed the English Channel on small boats in the last five years.
The milestone was reached on Thursday as 755 people crossed in 14 boats, according to the Home Office — the highest daily number so far this year.
It also confirmed 17 individuals were rescued from the water who had gone overboard on Thursday morning.
The government said the crossings were “placing an unprecedented strain on our asylum system.”
The RNLI said lifeboats from Dover, Ramsgate, Dungeness and Littlestone were called out on Thursday morning to assist with the coastguard rescue.
