Record number of more than 28,000 migrants crossed the Channel from France to the UK in small boats last year
The peak came in November, during the course of which at least 6,869 people reached the UK, spurred by favourable weather conditions.
The peak came in November, during the course of which least 6,869 people reached the UK, spurred by favourable weather conditions. The higher numbers were partly due to the use of bigger boats, carrying an average of about 28 people and sometimes as many as 50. They were mostly Iraqi Kurds but also included an Iranian Kurd, Afghans, Ethiopians, a Somali and an Egyptian.
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