More than 700 migrants arrived in the UK after crossing the Channel in 11 boats on August 11 - the highest since Labour came to power, Report informs referring to Sky News.
Home Office data published on August 12 shows 703 people were detected coming across yesterday, which is also the third highest this year.
Eleven boats were detected, suggesting an average of 64 people per boat.
Their small boat was in French waters when they sent a distress signal to the regional coastguard center.
About 50 migrants were rescued from the boat by a helicopter and two boats, with "many" pulled out of the water with "fuel burn injuries", the French maritime regional authorities said.
Those rescued were returned to France, with an investigation into the two deaths being led by the country.
The total number of arrivals to the UK in small boats in 2024 now stands at a provisional 18,342.
That is 13% higher than at this point last year, when 16,170 had crossed.
But it is 3% lower than in 2022, which was 18,978 at this stage.
The highest on a single day this year was on 18 June, when 882 people crossed, while the second highest was 711 on May 1 - both before the general election on July 4.