Work is set to begin next month on a giant wall, funded by Britain, which aims to block migrants from trying to jump aboard lorries heading for the port of Calais. However, aid organizations say it is a waste of money and “nothing will deter” the migrants from attempting to reach their desired destination.
Some have even used small boats to try to cross the Channel. Travelling in road vehicles is not without risks either; in December, a group of 19 migrants was found dead in a cement mixer truck at the Belgian border, having presumably hoped it would take them to the UK.