BBC Breakfast hosts Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty paused their live coverage for an update on the migrant crisis, as viewers expressed outrage.
Investigation Reveals Gang Tactics
Charlie began: "A BBC Breakfast investigation has found criminal groups who illegally smuggle people across the English Channel are running low on small boats. Gang members have told BBC sources that rival factions now aim to work together to load migrants onto fewer larger vessels, also charging them more."
Naga added: "The number of crossings is currently at a six year low. Ministers have credited the French police force for intercepting more crossing attempts."
Live from Gravelines Beach
BBC's Paris correspondent James Waterhouse, who was live on Gravelines beach in northern France, waded into the water to speak directly to migrants attempting to cross the Channel.
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