Nearly 4,000 migrants waiting to cross Channel, warns borders chief

Only a matter of time until mass casualty event in Channel, border chief warns

Major General Duncan Capps, the Home Office’s border security commander, said there are now almost 3,800 people in French camps waiting to make the Channel crossing

Nearly 4,000 migrants waiting to cross Channel, warns borders chief

The Home Office's Border Security Commander Duncan Capps said French authorities estimate there are 3,800 people in camps between Calais and Dover.

Nearly 4,000 Migrants Await English Channel Crossing, UK Borders Chief Warns

NewsFinale NewsFinale Journal Nearly 4,000 migrants are currently living in camps in northern France as they wait for an opportunity to cross the English Channel to Britain in small boats—roughly twice the usual number. Duncan Capps, the Home Office’s Border Security Commander, told MPs that French officials estimate around 3,800 people are staying in camps between Calais and […]