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Exclusive footage obtained by KentOnline has captured the moments after suspected migrants arrived in Kent.
The video recorded today shows several ambulances and Border Force vehicles gathered in Dover.
A number of people, some whom were wrapped in blankets, are seen standing with official in hi-vis jackets near a shipping container.
Video courtesy of Carly Morris
It was revealed earlier today that Coastguard and Border Force officials have been called to nine incidents involving migrant boats off the Kent coast this morning.
The operations also involved RNLI teams from Dover, Dungeness and Rye in East Sussex.
As many as eight boats were also discovered near the border of Kent and East Sussex at Winchelsea Beach this morning.
Reacting to the news, Charlie Elphicke, the MP for Dover and Deal, stated that, if confirmed, "this would be a record number arriving in a single day".
He also predicted that the amount of people attempting to cross the Channel this summer "looks set to surge to record levels".
"This is about much more than simply border security," he added.
"It is about the exploitation of vulnerable people by criminal trafficking gangs - gangs that Britian and France must work together to catch and bring to justice.
"These journeys are also incredibly dangerous. Overcrowded boats with men, women & children aboard.
"The risk of a tragedy in the middle of the English Channel resulting in loss of life is very real.
"This is why the Home Office and France must act now to bring this crisis to an end."
