Channel migrants cross the top 400 in one day for the fifth time this year

Channel migrants cross the top 400 in one day for the fifth time this year

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More than 400 migrants arrived in the UK on Monday after crossing the Channel.

The Department of Defense (MoD) said 442 people made the trip in 15 boats, which equates to an average of about 29 per boat.

Among them were several young children, including one holding a stuffed animal.

Children were taken to safety as more people arrived in Dover on Monday (Gareth Fuller/PA)PA wire

It is the highest daily total since 444 were recorded on June 14, and it marks the fifth time this year that the number has surpassed 400.

April 13 remains the highest figure to date in 2022, with 651.

The crossings continued on Tuesday and large numbers of people were expected on the Knows coast.

So far this year, some 13,749 people have made the crossing after navigating busy shipping lanes of France in small boats such as dinghies, for the time being Government show numbers.