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Suspected migrants land in Dover

By: Sam Lennon slennon@thekmgroup.co.uk

Published: 09:50, 22 March 2019

Updated: 11:13, 22 March 2019

Another 16 migrants have thought to have arrived in Kent.

Reports suggest men, woman and children arrived in Dover by boat on Tuesday morning.

The Home Office has been contacted for full confirmation and further details.

There is a suspected new migrant case in Dover (8004049)

This is the latest in several migrant crossings over the last six months.

From November 8 to February 27, 423 people arrived on the coast.

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Incidents have also occurred in the Deal area, Folkestone and Romney Marsh.

On March 2, hundreds of migrants stormed the Port of Calais to try to get on board a DFDS ferry.

At the end of February, a family were found on Kingsdown Beach.

The Home Secretary met his French counterpart in January to discuss possible solutions to the crisis.

Read more: All the latest news from Dover

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