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Wales Online
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Phil Norris

More than 600 migrants arrive in UK in four days after Channel crossings

Large numbers of people have arrived on a Kent beach after Channel crossings continued for a fourth consecutive day. More than 600 migrants have arrived in the UK since Saturday, with more brought to Dungeness beach by lifeboat on Tuesday.

Officers processing the arrivals were seen carrying out security checks on a long queue of men with handheld scanners, while a small number of women and children were also pictured on board the lifeboat. More crossings are believed to be under way, with other arrivals anticipated later.

Since the start of this year, 8,412 people have reached the UK after navigating busy shipping lanes from France in small boats, according to analysis of Government data by the PA news agency.

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