Kent is braced for a new influx of migrant Channel crossings from mid-August after going a week without any arrivals.
Yesterday a boat carrying 44 migrants crossed the 21-mile stretch between northern France and the Kent coast — the first crossing recorded by Border Force since the previous Monday.
However, long-term weather, shipping and marine forecasts used by Kent county council, Border Force and the RNLI have shown that the conditions will make for an extended period of “red days” from next week, sources have said.
The complex migrant crisis in the Channel
Red days signal to the authorities when conditions make it easier for small boats to cross the Channel. They do not only coincide with warm weather; people smugglers often take advantage of crisp, cold but calm days in winter
