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Dozens Of Migrants Rescued After Channel Boat Capsizes

The Independent

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June 07, 2024

Around 80 migrants have been rescued in the English Channel after the boat they were travelling in capsized off the coast of Kent.

- MATT MATHERS

Dozens Of Migrants Rescued After Channel Boat Capsizes

Border Force, the coastguard and lifeboat crews raced to the scene after the alarm was raised. No fatalities have been reported and it was unclear whether anyone was taken to hospital. The coastguard confirmed that it scrambled two helicopters to the incident and the RLNI dispatched lifeboats.

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