More than 100 illegal migrants have arrived in Britain just as the UK is gearing up for record-breaking May temperatures.
GB News can confirm that two dinghies have set off from Belgium and have been escorted to British shores.
One Border Force vessel carrying 79 migrants has now arrived in Kent after intercepting one of the boats an hour before.
A second vessel with 83 migrants shipping the remaining migrants arrived two hours later, bringing today’s total to 162, according to GB News provisional figures.
Yesterday, almost 400 migrants made the perilous crossing across the Channel over the course of the first day of warm weather.
Today marks the second of at least four days of sunny weather conditions as UK authorities ready themselves for an influx of migrants exploiting the warm spell.
GB News's National Reporter Will Godley, who is reporting on the ground in Dover, explained how the people smugglers are capitalising on the summer sun.
Once crossed into British waters, the two dinghies will be intercepted by British Border Force vessels.
There, the migrants will be collected and put onto boats for a safe journey onto the shores of Dover.
The first boat arrived this morning, laden with 79 migrants
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In the first week of May, illegal migrants crossing figures from France reached a shocking new milestone, with more than 200,000 arriving in the UK since the crisis began in 2018.
Temperatures are expected to soar above 30C in some areas across Britain over the Bank Holiday weekend.
On Friday, London saw temperatures higher than 28C on the warmest day of the year so far.
The UK Health Security Agency have issued amber heat health alerts for the Midlands, east and south east England.
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In 2018, fewer than 300 illegal migrants made the crossing
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But this Monday could see temperatures climb to a sweltering 33C across the south east of England, signalling ideal weather conditions for those looking to smuggle migrants across the Channel.
The sunny climes are expected to persist in Dover through Tuesday, where highs of 29C are currently expected, the Met Office forecast.
Temperatures in the coastal town are expected to cool down over the course of the week, only to rise again to 26C by Friday.
Official data from the Government have indicated a skyrocketing number of arrivals by small boat. In 2018, just 299 individuals made the dangerous journey.
People smugglers have also started to deploy new tactics to dodge the wrath of border officials.
At the start of May, the People's Channel revealed hundreds of small boat migrants set sail from Britain over a massive stretch of French and Belgian coastline to avoid police beach patrols.
A senior maritime source told the People's Channel: "People smugglers pushed off boats from well into Belgium, all the way down to a beach at Treport, south of the Somme.
"That's almost 100 miles of coastline the criminal gangs are using for launches on the same day.
"It's an obvious effort to avoid the beach patrols, which are normally concentrated around the Dunkirk and Calais areas."