Number of asylum seekers making the perilous trip across English Channel triples

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In 2020, just 8,400 individuals crossed the Channel in small boats. As the numbers have soared, so, too, have fatalities, with 36 this year, including 27 who died in single incident in November.

But Arash said the risks were worth it.

“When you don’t have any hope in your country and your…