Migrants gather at northern French transit hubs in bid to reach English Channel coast

GRAVELINES, FRANCE - OCT. 28: Dozens of irregular migrants attempting to reach the United Kingdom boarded municipal buses under heavy police supervision in the northern French coastal town of Gravelines on Wednesday, Oct. 28.

Video footage from the scene showed migrants carrying backpacks and personal belongings crowding onto designated transit vehicles while police maintained a visible around the boarding site.

At a secondary transit stop near the Loon-Plage migrant camp, additional groups waited for buses to reach beaches on the northern coast via Calais.

The northern coast of France remains the primary departure zone for small boats attempting to cross the English Channel.