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A radical of 17 migrants were rescued successful the English Channel connected Thursday
By Stuart Maisner
BBC News
More than 100,000 migrants person crossed the English Channel connected tiny boats successful the past 5 years.
On Thursday 755 radical were detected crossing, according to the Home Office, which is the highest regular fig truthful acold this year.
It besides confirmed 17 individuals were rescued from the h2o who had gone overboard connected Thursday morning.
It said they were each recovered safely and person been taken ashore for regular wellness and information checks.
The RNLI said lifeboats from Dover, Ramsgate, Dungeness and Littlestone were called retired connected Thursday greeting to assistance the coastguard operation.
Migrant crossings crossed the Channel started to go regular successful the outpouring of 2018.
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