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| Nine migrants land on Kent beach | Nine migrants land on Kent beach |
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| Nine migrants, including three children, have landed on a beach in Folkestone after crossing the Channel in a dinghy. | Nine migrants, including three children, have landed on a beach in Folkestone after crossing the Channel in a dinghy. |
| The boat's occupants - five men, one woman, two boys and a girl - were detained by Border Force officers. | |
| A further four migrants are believed to have been picked up by the Border Force from a small boat off Dover. | A further four migrants are believed to have been picked up by the Border Force from a small boat off Dover. |
| French authorities rescued eleven people, five of whom were suffering from hypothermia, from a small boat. | |
| On Boxing Day, three migrants were brought ashore by the Border Force. A further 40, including two children, were intercepted on Christmas Day. | On Boxing Day, three migrants were brought ashore by the Border Force. A further 40, including two children, were intercepted on Christmas Day. |
| Lifeboat crews were sent from Dover and Littlestone-on-Sea to Sandgate, Folkestone, at 00:45 GMT. | |
| Helicopter scrambled | Helicopter scrambled |
| Charlie Davies, operations manager of Littlestone-on-Sea RNLI, said it was called to reports of a "craft off the beach at Sandgate", but the boat had landed by the time they arrived. | Charlie Davies, operations manager of Littlestone-on-Sea RNLI, said it was called to reports of a "craft off the beach at Sandgate", but the boat had landed by the time they arrived. |
| He said that the Coastguard rescue helicopter was scrambled to the scene from Lydd. | He said that the Coastguard rescue helicopter was scrambled to the scene from Lydd. |
| "The people on the boat had got on the beach, but they were met by Border Force and Kent Police," he said. | "The people on the boat had got on the beach, but they were met by Border Force and Kent Police," he said. |
| He said the craft was a 4m (13ft) rigid-hulled inflatable boat with an outboard motor. | He said the craft was a 4m (13ft) rigid-hulled inflatable boat with an outboard motor. |
| South East Coast Ambulance was called to the Sandgate Hotel to "reports of a number of individuals believed to have arrived by boat". | South East Coast Ambulance was called to the Sandgate Hotel to "reports of a number of individuals believed to have arrived by boat". |
| The migrants were assessed at the scene and did not need to go to hospital, a spokeswoman said. | The migrants were assessed at the scene and did not need to go to hospital, a spokeswoman said. |
| It was initially thought 11 migrants had landed on the beach. | It was initially thought 11 migrants had landed on the beach. |
| The Home Office said Border Force officers were "deployed to attend on shore" in Folkestone and detained nine migrants. They are "being processed in line with the Immigration Rules," the Home Office said. | The Home Office said Border Force officers were "deployed to attend on shore" in Folkestone and detained nine migrants. They are "being processed in line with the Immigration Rules," the Home Office said. |
| Separately, Border Force are currently assisting with a small boat at Dover, the Home Office said. | Separately, Border Force are currently assisting with a small boat at Dover, the Home Office said. |
| French authorities said several passenger ships reported a small boat in French waters off the coast of Calais between 22:40 GMT and 23:40 GMT. | |
| Eleven adults, five of whom were suffering from hypothermia, were rescued by the gendarmerie maritime at 00:45 GMT. They were taken to Boulogne. |