Uk Migrant Crossing Record Number Of Channel Crossings Report Says
The previous daily record number of migrants was 1,185 on November 11, 2021, according to the PA. A total of 28,526 people entered the UK on small boats in 2021, with almost two-thirds coming from Iran, Iraq, Eritrea and Syria, according to the UK Home Office. The English Channel, a narrow waterway between Britain and France, is one of the busiest shipping lanes in the world. Refugees and migrants fleeing conflict, persecution and poverty in the world’s poorest or war-torn countries risk the perilous crossing, often in unseaworthy boats and at the mercy of people smugglers, hoping to claim asylum or economic opportunities in Britain....