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More than 10,000 migrants arrive in UK by crossing channel in small boats this year
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May 25, 2024
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2:46Now PlayingMore than 10,000 migrants have arrived in the UK by crossing the channel so far this year.
It is a new record for this stage in the year, surpassing the 9,326 who had crossed by this point in 2022. Last year, 7,326 migrants had arrived by small boats by 24 May.
The largest single day of crossings this year was on 1 May, when 711 people arrived, coinciding with the start of typically calmer conditions at sea.
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