More than 600 small boat migrants have surged across the English Channel today, for the first time in a fortnight, GB News can exclusively reveal.
Earlier in the day, 94 migrants had to be rescued by maritime authorities, after their boat broke apart, four miles from the coast at Dunkirk.
Three of those rescued were treated in a French hospital for hypothermia.
More migrant boats have been spotted attempting to make the crossing this evening, taking advantage of a very short improvement in weather conditions.
Border Force vessels have been working flat out, responding to multiple migrant boats as they crossed into UK waters.
Just after 8am, the Border Force vessel Defender arrived at Dover harbour, packed out with migrants.
GB News Kent producer counted 83 people as they were taken off the vessel and transferred to the migrant processing centre in the harbour.
GB News provisional figures put the total so far today at 610.
Earlier in the day, 94 migrants had to be rescued by maritime authorities
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It takes the total arrivals this year to 37,564.
That figure is already well above the 36,816 who arrived in the whole of last year.
GB News can confirm that three more migrant boats are currently attempting to cross this evening.
Weather conditions are expected to worsen again later tomorrow.