West Flemish films how thirty migrants dare to cross the sea

“A whole gang, with small children”, the woman testified from the beach in Bray-Dunes. She sees how migrants carry a boat to the sea together, after which they all sit in it and risk the crossing.

“Daily food”

Unfortunately, the images are daily fare, it sounds at the West Coast police zone. “Yesterday, a total of ten boats were intercepted by the UK Border Force. The day before, 25 boats, with a total of 1065 migrants,” said Nico Paelinck of West Coast Police.

In total, more than 34,600 migrants have attempted to reach the United Kingdom this year. That is already 6000 more than last year, and at least four times more than two years ago. Paelinck: “With control actions we avoid as much as possible that they leave us.”