Border force intercepts almost 700 migrants crossing the channel in record day скачать в хорошем качестве

Border force intercepts almost 700 migrants crossing the channel in record day

A record number of Channel migrants for this year reached the UK on August 2 as people smugglers took advantage of still conditions and good summer weather. A total of 696 migrants were intercepted by Border Force attempting to cross the 21-mile Dover straits, crammed into 41 boats - an average of nearly 50 per vessel. The latest arrivals bring the total for the year to 17,008 - a figure which was not reached until September in 2021 - and it surpasses the previous high for the year of 651 in a day in April. Read the full article here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2022... Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/customer/... Get the latest headlines: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/ Telegraph.co.uk and    / telegraphtv   are websites of The Telegraph, the UK's best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.