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High numbers of migrants cross the English Channel on Monday

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High numbers of migrants cross the English Channel on Monday

High numbers of migrants cross the English Channel on Monday

Scenes from a beach in Kent, where at least 430 migrants made the journey across the English Channel to the UK on Monday, a new record for a single day.The large dinghy is believed to have left northern France or Belgium earlier on Monday before crossing the dangerous 21-mile Dover Strait.


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