More Than 900 Intercepted Attempting to Cross English Channel in Single Day

A group of people brought ashore by the RNLI following a small boat incident in the English Channel are brought to Dungeness, Kent, England, on March 15, 2022. Gareth Fuller/PA

More than 900 people have been intercepted in small boats crossing the English Channel in what is thought to be the largest number of migrants attempting to reach the UK in a single day so far this year.

The UK authorities intercepted 405 people in 12 boats on Tuesday, while the French stopped another 538 people in 11 boats.