With these they are already 32,691 migrants have arrived on British shores so far this year, 22 percent more that in 2023
He British Home Office reported yesterday the interception during the day on Saturday of nine boats with 572 people on board that were trying to cross the English Channel.
With these they are already32,691 migrants have arrived on British shores so far this year, 22 percent more than in the same period of the previous year, although 18 percent less than the equivalent figures for 2022.
The British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer has announced a new initiative to combat criminal groups dedicated to trafficking in human beings from the Balkans and thus reduce the number of vessels crossing from continental Europe. starmer has stressed that they will treat human traffickers “like terrorists.”
Last week four bodies were found in the waters near Calaisas reported by the French Coast Guard, reports Ep. Also the Police kent has reported a body recovered in the waters of the English Channel last Tuesday near Dover.
In total, so far this year fifty people have died trying to cross into United Kingdomaccording to the balance sheet of the French Coast Guard, which does not include the latest deaths.
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