'It's all to do with weather' Mark White discusses ongoing migrant crisis as crossings reach RECORD-HIGH

'It's all to do with weather' Mark White discusses ongoing migrant crisis as crossings reach RECORD-HIGH
Gabrielle Wilde

By Gabrielle Wilde


Published: 21/03/2024

- 14:18

People attempting to cross the channel has reached a record-high

GB News reporter Mark White has discussed the migrant crisis as numbers reach a record-high.

An improvement in weather conditions has seen criminal people smugglers attempt to launch multiple small boats from French beaches.

Speaking on GB News he said: "Today it was pretty much flat calm in the channel, and that's why we saw 514 people coming across on ten small boats.

"Yesterday afternoon, we were reporting that 450 had crossed in eight small boats by the end of the day."

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