More than 36,000 migrants crossed English Channel to UK

More than 36,000 migrants crossed English Channel to UK in 2024 - up 25% on 2023
A total of 36,816 migrants crossed the English Channel to the UK in 2024, provisional government figures show. The figure is up 25% on 2023 when 29,437 people arrived in small boats.
Migrants crossing Channel in small boats up 25%, figures show
The number of migrants arriving in the UK in 2024 after crossing the English Channel in small boats was up by a quarter on the previous year, figures show.
Number of migrants arriving in UK via English Channel soars by 25% in 2024
The number of migrants arriving in the UK via the English Channel increased by 25% in 2024 compared to the previous year, the Home Office announced on Wednesday. A total of 36,816 people made the perilous journey by small boats in 2024, up from 29,437 in 2023, according to the data.
More than 100 migrants rescued trying to cross English Channel on Christmas, officials say
At least 73 migrants have died trying to cross the English Channel to Britain this year, according to French authorities, making 2024 the deadliest year on record for the crossings.
Nearly 300 migrants crossed the English Channel yesterday - 3 died attempting the journey
Some 1,776 migrants have crossed the Channel since Christmas Day, heaping fresh pressure on Sir Keir Starmer to end the crisis.
At least 3 migrants die trying to cross the English Channel
This latest incident comes as 2024 is named the deadliest year on record for small boat crossings along the perilous migration route.
Three migrants die attempting English Channel crossing, 76 casualties this year
Three migrants died on Sunday in an attempt to cross the English Channel from France to Britain, taking this year's casualty toll from failed clandestine crossings to a confirmed 76.
Migrants Crossing Channel To UK In 2024 Jump By 25 Percent
The number of irregular migrants crossing the Channel to Britain in small boats in 2024 soared by a quarter compared with the previous year, government data showed Wednesday.
Migrants crossing English Channel to UK surged by 25% in 2024, new figures show
Some 36,816 people made the journey in 2024, a jump of 25% from the 29,437 who arrived in 2023, according to provisional figures from the Home Office. The total is down 20% on the record 45,774 arrivals in 2022,
UK Sees Sharp Rise In Illegal Channel Crossings, Calls For Crackdown On Smuggling Gangs
The number of foreign nationals illegally crossing the English Channel to the United Kingdom in 2024 increased by 25% ...
3 die off northern France coast in a Channel crossing attempt
At least three migrants have died while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from northern France, authorities ...
WUFT2d
At least 3 migrants die trying to cross English Channel
At least three migrants died early Sunday while attempting to cross the English Channel to Britain from Northern France, marking another grim chapter in the ongoing migrant crisis. The French ...