More than 4,000 migrants have crossed the Channel already in August
According to official government data, 4,159 people have made the treacherous journey across the 21-mile Dover Straits in 96 dinghies or other small craft.
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According to official government data, 4,159 people have made the treacherous journey across the 21-mile Dover Straits in 96 dinghies or other small craft.
A new milestone has been reached after more than 20,000 people were detected crossing the English Channel in small boats so far this year, Government figures show.
Figures released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) today show the number of migrants to reach UK shores in the past 11 days alone is now 2,309.
Nearly 400 migrants crossed the English Channel by small boat on Monday - bringing the total this month to more than 2,000, with the figure is set to continue rising as around 40 arrived today.
A total of 18,284 people have crossed the Channel so far this year - with 1,885 of those migrants arriving in August alone, according to data released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).