On the same day, nearly 300 individuals made the journey from France to England by small boats, while another person tragically lost their life when their vessel sank off the French coast.
According to the Home Office, a total of 292 individuals traveled across in seven boats on Friday.
During an incident on Friday, one individual lost their life and another was left in a critical state.
The French coastguard reported that a boat carrying over 60 individuals began to lose air and sink around 5 miles (8km) off the northern coast of France in the early morning hours.
At 1:15am local time (12:15am GMT), the initial set of individuals were rescued from the water during a French-led mission. Within an hour, 66 people were successfully saved.
The border crossings occurred after a two-week period, as the government had last recorded 118 individuals entering the country on December 3rd.
On Saturday, 29,382 individuals have arrived through the Channel so far this year, while on the same date last year, there were 45,195 arrivals.
On the platform formerly known as Twitter, a post by the home secretary James Cleverly referred to the death as a brutal reminder of the ruthless actions of people smugglers.
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Approximately 25,000 individuals were prevented from crossing this year, but our efforts must continue to increase. He expressed gratitude to all those who participated in the rescue and emphasized that every boat stopped could potentially save a life.
Source: theguardian.com
