On Monday, at least 430 immigrants arrived in the UK on a small boat-a new single-day record.
PA News Agency, which is responsible for tracking and analyzing the number of border crossings, compiled a list of five days that set new records in the past two years.
– July 19, 2021: 430 people arrive in the UK
After landing on a beach, dozens of people, including women and young children, were seen coming ashore. Kent Coast, and more people reach other places.
Some people stood on the beach and raised their hands to celebrate, while others sat on the pebble coastline in the sun at 24 degrees Celsius.
According to the Ministry of the Interior, a total of at least 430 people arrived in various places on 14 ships.
– September 2, 2020: 416 people arrive in the UK
A wave of boats left France, and hundreds of migrants passed through sunny and calm places English Channel
Prime Minister in the House of Commons Boris Johnson Faced with doubts about the government’s handling of the issue of boat transit.
– August 6, 2020: 235 people arrive in the UK
The immigrants arrived in the UK on 17 ships, the highest number on record at the time.
In one incident, the border guards arrested 15 people who landed on Dungeness Kent Beach.
– July 30, 2020: 202 people arrive in the UK
On July 30, at least 202 immigrants arrived in the UK on 20 ships.
The arrivals said they were from different nationalities, including: Yemenis, Palestinians, Eritreans, Chadians, Egyptians, Sudanese, Kuwaiti, Iraqis, Iranians, Indians and Malians.
– July 12, 2020: 180 people arrive in the UK
That day Pritty Patel A “new method of operation” was announced to handle small boat crossings, and a record number of immigrants arrived in the UK.
At least 180 migrants were able to cross the English Channel to reach the UK, of which more than 380 tried to cross, and the rest were intercepted by French authorities.
