52 migrants intercepted by Montenegrin authorities en route to Italy
On Saturday, October 17, the Montenegrin coastguard told local radio that they had intercepted 52 migrants “with Turkish citizenship” on their way to Italy.
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Body found on French beach thought to be migrant hoping to make it to UK
On Sunday, French police announced that they found the body of a migrant on the beach at Sangatte on the Channel coast. The man did not have any documents on him but was wearing a life jacket. Prosecutors suspect he had been hoping to cross the water towards Dover in the UK.
Britain considers using nets in the Channel to deter migrant boats
According to a report in the Telegraph on Sunday, Britain's Clandestine Channel Threat Commander is considering using nets in the Channel in order to deter migrant boats from crossing.
Migrants: Lampedusa under pressure, 37 landings in two days
After a three-week-long lull, landings have resumed on the Italian island of Lampedusa. A total of 37 landings were reported between Saturday and Sunday October 10-11 which brought the arrival of over 800 migrants.
Over a thousand migrants land in Spain's Canary Islands
More than a thousand migrants in 485 small boats have landed in the Canary Islands in the past two days. Tightened security along Morocco's coast has pushed migrants and traffickers to risk the Atlantic crossing.
Tunisia intercepts 246 migrants bound for Italy in one night
The Tunisian authorities announced on Monday that their naval patrols had intercepted a total of 19 boats carrying 246 migrants hoping to make a new life in Italy. The vast majority of migrants were from Tunisia, 29 of them however came from various other countries.
The journey of Abdulfatah Hamdallah, a Sudanese man found dead on a French beach
Abdulfatah Hamdallah was found dead on a beach in northern France on August 19. The 28-year-old Sudanese migrant had tried to cross the Channel to the UK after his asylum application in France was rejected, according to media reports.
Hundreds of migrants picked up in Channel on Monday
British and French authorities are reporting having picked up hundreds of migrants in the English Channel on Monday, September 7. Kent border force vessels said they had intercepted more than 200 and French authorities reported rescuing more than 80 people on their side of the water.
Migrants: Rival protests in Dover, UK
Two protests happened in Dover in the UK over the weekend. One in support of migrants passed off relatively quietly and a second one protesting against the arrival of migrants across the English Channel resulted in clashes between protesters and police.
5 migrant boats arrive in Cyprus in 3 days
The Cypriot authorities have said they are "alarmed" after a total of five migrant boats arrived on or near their shores from Syria and Lebanon in the space of 48 hours. The boats were carrying a total of 183 migrants.
Migrant Channel crossings: 'At night the UK looks close, but once water starts entering your boat, it's terrifying'
The number of migrants attempting to cross the English Channel on small boats has increased dramatically following months of good weather and a fall in freight traffic due to the COVID-19 pandemic. InfoMigrants visited the 80 kilometer-long stretch of coastline in the Calais region as the numbers of boat crossings hit a new daily high, with 416 migrants reaching the UK on September 3.
English Channel: More than 400 migrants reach UK in single day, new record
More than 400 migrants crossed the English Channel on Wednesday, setting a new record for a single day. Dozens of others who attempted the crossing were handed over to French police on the coast near Calais.