Moment up to 100 migrants make landfall in UK: Group of more than 40 arrive on Kent beach in front of shocked sunbathers as another 50 – including women and young children – reach shoreline nearby
- Footage shows shocked beachgoers watching while migrants sprint away
- Witness said that a police car arrived once everyone had left Oldstairs Bay
- Another boat carrying 50 migrants arrived nearby in Dungeness
A dinghy of 40 migrants landed on a beach in Kent at 11am this morning in front of sunbathers before they fled.
Footage shows shocked beachgoers watching while the migrants sprint off in different directions after their vessel managed to arrive at Oldstairs Bay in Kingsdown without being intercepted by Border Force.
A witness told the Sun that within five minutes a police car had arrived but all of the migrants had already disappeared.
She added that two men, who appeared to be British, arrived with snacks and flasks of coffee before clearing discarded lifejackets.
Footage shows shocked beachgoers watching while the migrants sprint off in different directions after their vessel managed to arrive at Oldstairs Bay in Kingsdown without being intercepted by Border Force
A witness said that within five minutes a police car had arrived but all of the migrants had already disappeared
She added that two men, who appeared to be British, arrived with snacks and flasks of coffee before clearing discarded lifejackets
A large inflatable was pictured on the beach at Dungeness in Kent where 88 people are said to have landed, according to independent monitors posting on social media.
Two coaches were pictured at the pebble beach as the group were detained by Border Force officers.
A boat carrying 50 migrants arrived nearby after taking advantage of the calm waters and fine weather.
Dozens of people, including women and young children, were seen arriving at Dungeness.
Some raised their hands in celebration as they stood on the beach, while others sat down on the shingle shoreline amid 75.2F (24C) sunshine.
The large dinghy is believed to have left northern France or Belgium earlier on Monday before crossing the dangerous 21-mile Dover Strait.
A man helps a woman as a group of people thought to be migrants make their way up the beach after arriving on a small boat at Dungeness in Kent
People thought to be migrants make their way up the beach after arriving on a small boat at Dungeness in Kent
People though to be migrants are watched over by the RNLI as they make their way up the beach following arriving on a small boat at Dungeness in Kent
A man gestures as a group of people thought to be migrants make their way up the beach after arriving on a small boat at Dungeness in Kent
People thought to be migrants make their way up the beach after arriving on a small boat at Dungeness in Kent
People thought to be migrants make their way up the beach after arriving on a small boat at Dungeness in Kent
It came after 241 people arrived in the UK on Sunday on board eight boats, as 2021 continues to see rising numbers of crossings.
Border Force and Kent Police were in attendance at the scene as they awaited the arrivals on Monday afternoon.
The black dinghy came ashore on Dungeness Beach, around 30 miles along the coast from the port of Dover.
The vessel had been watched by the RNLI as it got closer and closer to the coast before eventually landing on the beach at around 1pm.
Some people raised their hands in the air in apparent celebration at having completed the dangerous journey, while others had to be supported as they walked on to the beach.
Among the arrivals were women and children, some too young to walk.
A group of people thought to be migrants sit on the beach after arriving on a small boat at Dungeness in Kent
A group of people thought to be migrants sit on the beach after arriving on a small boat at Dungeness in Kent
Children amongst a group of people thought to be migrants play on the beach after arriving on a small boat at Dungeness in Kent
Dozens of people, including women and young children, were seen arriving at Dungeness
Some raised their hands in celebration as they stood on the beach, while others sat down on the shingle shoreline amid 75.2F (24C) sunshine
More people are believed to have attempted the cross to the UK on Monday, with Border Force and French warships active in the English Channel.
More than 1,850 people have succeeded in reaching Britain on board small boats in July so far, according to data analysis by the PA news agency, more than the total for the whole of 2019.
And yesterday at least five boats were brought into Dover Marina, Kent, according to eyewitnesses, with the first vessel intercepted around 12pm.
Three young girls were on board the first boat brought into Dover Marina, Kent around 12pm. Two of them were sitting on the knees of men believed to be their fathers.
They were helped out of the Border Force vessel by Immigration Enforcement officers and escorted up the gangway for processing.
The youngest girl, aged around three, was carried in the arms of an officer.
Two Border Force officers used jet skis to bring the red rigid hulled inflatable boat with outboard engine which they used to cross the Channel into harbour.
A group of people thought to be migrants sit on the beach after arriving on a small boat at Dungeness in Kent
The large dinghy is believed to have left northern France or Belgium earlier on Monday before crossing the dangerous 21-mile Dover Strait
They were followed by about 50 men who were brought to shore in separate Border Force vessels.
The huge new cutter Hurricane was used to bring dozens more in shortly after 2pm in what proved to be a busy afternoon of crossings.
They were among the first arrivals since 10 migrants made the journey in one boat last Tuesday.
French authorities intercepted an additional seven boats carrying 129 migrants – while also preventing a further 15 people from entering the water.
It comes as the Borders Bill is set to be debated in Parliament.
The legislation looks to deter illegal entry and crackdown on people smuggling gangs by making it a criminal offence for migrants to attempt to enter the UK without valid entry clearance.
Home Secretary Priti Patel’s crackdown comes after June saw more migrants cross the Channel by small boat than in any month ever before.
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