# Nearly 1,200 people cross Channel in small boats over three days

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/nearly-1200-small-boat-migrants-arrive-over-three-days-after-three-week-pause-in-channel-crossings/
- Published: 2026-11-01T14:15:14+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-01T14:33:28+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16256523/small-boat-migrants-arrive-three-days-Channel-crossings.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Americas, UK, World

## Key points

- 1,193 people crossed the Channel in 16 boats over three days.
- Arrivals resumed after a three-week pause linked to poor weather.
- Council figures record at least 2,182 unaccompanied child arrivals since January.

## Summary

After a three-week lull, 1,193 people crossed the Channel to Britain in small boats over three days, from Thursday to Saturday. The sharp rise followed a break in poor weather and has renewed concern about the risks of overcrowded crossings and the activity of people smugglers.

Home Office figures show 263 people arrived in three boats on Thursday, 671 in nine boats on Friday and 259 in four boats on Saturday: 16 boats in total, carrying an average of almost 75 people each. The article also describes violent clashes as people tried to board boats in France, including a reported knife threat, and says Kent County Council figures show at least 2,182 unaccompanied children have crossed since January.

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