Abandoned boats left behind by migrants who crossed English Channel

This footage shows the abandoned boats left behind by migrants who have crossed the English Channel.The dockside at Dover can be seen with a line of around 30 rubber dinghies, once filled to the brim with migrants hoping to seek asylum in the UK.The boats were spotted by a local at around lunchtime - so locals speculated they could have all been abandoned in just a few hours.The clip was filmed at Dover Western Docks, in Kent, on August 16.Priti Patel visited the same location last week to discuss 'illegal crossings'.

This footage shows the abandoned boats left behind by migrants who have crossed the English Channel.The dockside at Dover can be seen with a line of around 30 rubber dinghies, once filled to the brim with migrants hoping to seek asylum in the UK.The boats were spotted by a local at around lunchtime - so locals speculated they could have all been abandoned in just a few hours.The clip was filmed at Dover Western Docks, in Kent, on August 16.Priti Patel visited the same location last week to discuss 'illegal crossings'.