Interés Humano

Travesías de migrantes en el canal de la Mancha se triplicaron en el 2021

Solicitudes de asilo también aumentaron drásticamente en los últimos dos años, de 2.738 casos en diciembre del 2019 a 16.794 en setiembre del 2021.

Migrants react onboard UK Border Force vessel HMC Speedwell after being picked up at sea, as they are brought into the Marina in Dover, southeast England, on December 21, 2021. - Migrants who crossed the Channel to Britain from northern France are being held in sub-standard conditions, despite government promises to improve accommodation, inspectors said on Thursday. Britain has this year faced an unprecedented number of arrivals from migrants using small boats to cross the Channel. The situation has become a political headache for Britain, which vowed to "take back control " of its borders after leaving the European Union -- and strained ties with France. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP)
Migrants react onboard UK Border Force vessel HMC Speedwell after being picked up at sea, as they are brought into the Marina in Dover, southeast England, on December 21, 2021. - Migrants who crossed the Channel to Britain from northern France are being held in sub-standard conditions, despite government promises to improve accommodation, inspectors said on Thursday. Britain has this year faced an unprecedented number of arrivals from migrants using small boats to cross the Channel. The situation has become a political headache for Britain, which vowed to "take back control " of its borders after leaving the European Union -- and strained ties with France. (Photo by Ben STANSALL / AFP) BEN STANSALL

Londres. Dio sus primeros pasos en territorio inglés en medio de la lluvia y la bruma en un día de mayo. Arash es uno de los 27.000 migrantes que han realizado el peligroso cruce del canal de la Mancha desde Francia en este año, tres veces más que en el 2020.

El bote neumático en el que navegó este iraní de 28 años luchó contra enormes olas y tuvo que evitar buques cargueros gigantes en una de las rutas marítimas más transitadas del mundo durante cinco horas, para después ser interceptado por los guardacostas británicos.

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