Dozens of migrants were brought ashore to Britain on Wednesday morning as the total number of people making the dangerous crossing over the English Channel this year nears 30,000.
Pictures showed young children swathed in blankets among those helped to shore at Dungeness, Kent, in calm conditions.
People wearing winter coats, some carrying youngsters, climbed down a ladder from a packed lifeboat and on to the beach in the south of England. They then boarded buses and were taken to be processed.
The number of arrivals so far in 2022 suggests the 30,000 milestone could be reached by the end of the day.
A total of 93 people were recorded by the Ministry of Defence making the journey in four boats on Tuesday, taking the provisional number to 29,799 — higher than for the whole of last year (28,526).
Last week nearly 40 people were rescued from the Channel when their boat sank off the Kent coast.
Government officials last month said it was remarkable there had not been any serious incidents, such as drownings, this year as the average number of people per boat rose to 44, compared with 28 in 2021.
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Stars: Varun Dhawan, Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Kashvi Majmundar, Kay Kay Menon
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Timeline
2012-2015
The company offers payments/bribes to win key contracts in the Middle East
May 2017
The UK SFO officially opens investigation into Petrofac’s use of agents, corruption, and potential bribery to secure contracts
September 2021
Petrofac pleads guilty to seven counts of failing to prevent bribery under the UK Bribery Act
October 2021
Court fines Petrofac £77 million for bribery. Former executive receives a two-year suspended sentence
December 2024
Petrofac enters into comprehensive restructuring to strengthen the financial position of the group
May 2025
The High Court of England and Wales approves the company’s restructuring plan
July 2025
The Court of Appeal issues a judgment challenging parts of the restructuring plan
August 2025
Petrofac issues a business update to execute the restructuring and confirms it will appeal the Court of Appeal decision
October 2025
Petrofac loses a major TenneT offshore wind contract worth €13 billion. Holding company files for administration in the UK. Petrofac delisted from the London Stock Exchange
November 2025
180 Petrofac employees laid off in the UAE
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Shakhbout bin Sultan Street
Dhafeer Street
Hadbat Al Ghubainah Street (outbound)
Salama bint Butti Street
Al Dhafra Street
Rabdan Street
Umm Yifina Street exit (inbound)
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Family: Five sons and three daughters
The first female investigator in Hatta.
Role Model: Father
She believes that there is a solution to every problem
