A small child with no shoes was among 66 migrants to be intercepted by Border Force while crossing the Channel in two boats today as extreme sea conditions eased. A man on board one of four small boats intercepted had to be stretchered onto UK shores as he was suffering from exhaustion. He was carefully lifted onto the mooring of Dover Marina from the back of a Border Force vessel. In February, 308 migrants were intercepted in 18 incidents surpassing January's figures of 223 in 15 incidents. It compares to just 87 migrants in at least six boats in January 2020 while in February 2020 there were 192 in 12 boats.

Source: Daily Mail March 02, 2021 13:23 UTC