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More than 40,000 migrants have made Channel crossing this year, government confirms
More than 40,000 migrants have made the Channel crossing this year, official figures show.
It comes after nearly 1,000 people were found making the journey on small boats on Sunday. These were split across just 22 vessels, according to the government data.
The number of people who have made the crossing this year is already thousands higher than for the whole of 2021.
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