British and French authorities have confirmed that “record numbers” of migrants tried to cross the Channel between the two countries in recent days and that crossings are on the rise partly due to restrictions because of the coronavirus lockdown. More than 240 migrants attempted to cross the English Channel between Friday and Sunday, reported the BBC.
On Friday alone, British coastguards intercepted more than 145 migrants in 7-8 small boats, confirmed the British Home Office (interior ministry) according to the news agency Reuters and the BBC. This number was “a record for a single day,” the Home Office stated. On Saturday, a total of around 80 people were intercepted by British and French authorities. The migrants, said officials, presented themselves as Iranian, Iraqi, Kuwaiti, Syrian and Afghan. According to the BBC, 51 people were crammed on board one single inflatable, and 12 men were found at Dungeness on the Kent coast in the UK. In France, a further 16 people were found floating a few nautical miles from the French coast. This is all a Total Disgrace to the People of Britain that Voted to have this Stopped!
Problems with Diversity Part 22
