Nearly 600 People Cross English Channel to UK in New Daily Record
A group of people thought to be migrants are brought in to Dover, Kent, following a small boat incident in the Channel on June 6, 2021. Gareth Fuller/PA
Nearly 600 people made the perilous trip across the English Channel on a single day this week, a new daily record.
On the day an Eritrean man lost his life trying to reach the UK, at least 592 people were rescued or intercepted when making the dangerous crossing, latest figures show.
