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Two-thirds of asylum seekers arriving in the UK by small boat across the English Channel were suffering from hypothermia, according to Home Office data published Monday. Data obtained via a Freedom of Information (FoI) request by The Guardian revealed that from January to June 2021, 4,075 newly arrived migrants had hypothermia when they reached the Kent coast. In total, around 6,000 people made the perilous journey during that period according to analysis by the Press Association. The FoI request also found that 354 people had petrol or saltwater burns sustained on the crossing, and 27 were ta…