The british Swedish search and rescue organization Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) confirmed to Sky News that they sent two rescue, and that three additional boats from the uk border control have participated in the action.
says to the newspaper that the 230 migrants tried to cross the channel between France and the united kingdom in december. On december 21, picked up 12 men up in the lifeboats, and on christmas day, discovered a further 40 people.
Javid has previously called it a ”very serious situation”, and ordered two ships from the british gränsflottan to the channel, to curb the influx of migrants.
in the northern French Calais was broken up in 2016, the british government invested millions in border control. Caroline Gregory, active in charity Calais Action, told The Guardian that the investments in the gränsteknologi have forced migrants away from the train and cargo ship, down in the smaller boats.
Other charities told The Guardian that the situation evolves in the French refugee camps, with increased violence and threats from local police. They also say to the newspaper that many migrants have a feeling of ”now or never” as Brexit and the possibility of a tighter immigration policy is approaching.
