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“We sold our houses, our cars, to make this journey,” he said.

The Border Security Commander, Martin Hewitt, visited the country last week in an effort to increase international co-operation to tackle the criminal gangs organising the journeys.

When “Flow,” a wordless Latvian film about a cat’s journey after a monstrous flood, was announced as the winner of the animated feature category, screams filled the room.

Last year was the deadliest for small boats crossing the English Channel, with an estimated 78 people having died attempting the journey.

They sometimes find themselves commuting, late at night when the cocktail bars and restaurants have finally closed, long journeys to other villages where the accommodation is affordable on a waiter's salary.