2020 an unprecedented year for migrant crossings
2020 an unprecedented year for migrant crossings

Unprecedented numbers of people crossed the English Channel to the UK aboardsmall boats in 2020.

Migrants crammed into unsafe dinghies have reachedBritain from France on more than one in every three days.

The number arrivingeach day is heavily weather-dependent, with fewer than 10 on some days andhundreds on others.