Post by jonksy on Mar 21, 2023 7:03:06 GMT
The outboard motors migrants are using to get across the Channel: Officials lay out engines used by asylum seekers crossing from France to show scale of the problem of record numbers landing in UK
The engines, which have been seized by the authorities, can be seen laid out at a warehouse facility in the Port of Dover, close to where Border Force patrols bring in migrants caught making the crossing.
The startling image showing 28 devices on the ground was taken today - the same day it was revealed 3,680 migrants have arrived in Britain in 86 small boats so far this year.
A total of 3,680 migrants have crossed the Channel in small boats so far this year.
These photos show the outboard motors used by migrants to cross the Channel in small boats - as it was confirmed nearly 3,700 have arrived in the UK by this method so far this year.
An aerial view of outboard engines used on small boats to cross the Channel at a warehouse facility in Dover on Monday
The engines, which have been seized by the authorities, can be seen laid out at a warehouse facility in the Port of Dover, close to where Border Force patrols bring in migrants caught making the crossing.
The startling image showing 28 devices on the ground was taken today - the same day it was revealed 3,680 migrants have arrived in Britain in 86 small boats so far this year.
