Lisa Holland of Sky reports from Kent, where tensions are rising, as thousands of migrants continue to cross the English Channel.
You are safe and sound aboard the Lifeboat; these images were captured by a Lifeboat crew member's helmet camera and show the exhausted rescue of five migrants in the channel. Hello, this gives you a sense of what the rnli volunteers have to deal with every time they see "hey, this guy's unresponsive." Now, all five people who were picked up by a crew from Dover, including a 14-year-old girl, were able to walk ashore. However, the record number of Migrant Crossings is putting unprecedented demands on the rnli and causing some communities in Kent to be divided. David Wimble served as a member of the Lifeboat crew at Littlestone for 18 years. Given that most of the crew members have full-time jobs, it is becoming increasingly difficult for them to devote their time to this endeavor. The rnli has always had the goodwill of local businesses, and more and more crew members are saying that something has to be done soon because they just can't keep doing it. The rnli says it understands the demands on its cruise, and the whole idea of volunteers leaving their families in the middle of the night to go to sea to rescue strangers is very powerful. One, we are coming up with a slew of interventions aimed specifically at protecting our personnel, such as improving our training and equipment; however, not only the impact on Lifeboat Crews frustrates some. These videos were shared with Sky News by a Kent resident who was upset that the charity care for Calais, which also operates in France, could meet the new arrivals in Dungeness and provide them with things like flip-flops, food, and water. We also spoke with one of the charity workers in the video. What do you say to people who claim that your actions help illegal crossings? I think that's a misinterpretation of what these people have gone through. Yes, we're friendly and welcoming, but no one leaves their home and makes such a risky journey to get to the UK just because someone is smiling, welcoming, and giving them some dry clothes when they get to the beach. There are a few people who are hostile to the small boats arriving, but it is difficult to find someone to say so on camera. Tina is a local resident in the area, so they should send them to Rwanda, and those who are unable to go there should go back to France because that is where they came from. Why should the British taxpayer pay to send them anywhere? Tina, do you think people judge you because of your views? Of course, I've been called nasty names, but it's like water off a duck's back; I don't care for some. What really irks me is the arrival of economic migrants on the Kent coast, despite criticism. Smugglers continue to profit from migrants waiting for their chance to cross the channel and finally reach Britain, while refugees' selection to enter the UK legally is as random as getting lucky in an amusement arcade along the coast at dim church, where we met butcher
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