Border Force sent to English beach as 92 migrants try to cross Channel

Border Force sent to English beach as 92 migrants try to cross Channel

A search and rescue operation was launched on Thursday as the coastguard and partners responded to “a number of incidents”.

Border Force found 20 people after responding to reports of a landing on a Sussex beach on Thursday, the UK Home Office has said.

More than 90 migrants tried to cross the English Channel to the UK that day, including two in a kayak.

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