# Overcrowded dinghy scenes highlight dangers as Channel crossings rise

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/violent-migrants-attack-each-other-in-their-desperation-to-cram-into-small-boats-headed-for-uk-after-671-arrived-yesterday/
- Published: 2026-10-31T14:08:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T14:17:29+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16254579/Migrants-small-boats-Channel-crossing-UK-figures.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: Europe, UK, World

## Key points

- 671 people arrived on nine small boats on Friday.
- Crossings resumed after a three-week pause.
- Footage shows fights over space on an overcrowded dinghy.

## Summary

Footage from northern France shows people trying to board an overcrowded small boat fighting over space, with the dinghy dipping towards the water. The scenes come amid a sharp rise in Channel crossings after a three-week pause, and highlight the dangerous conditions in which people are attempting the journey.

Figures cited in the article say 671 people arrived in the UK on nine boats on Friday, compared with 263 on three boats the previous day; 934 arrived in total across 12 boats over the two days. Kent County Council figures cited by the article say 2,182 children have crossed alone since January. It also describes a separate incident in which a migrant reportedly threatened another person with a knife while trying to board a boat.

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