A newborn baby has been rescued by the RNLI after surviving a nine-hour journey across the Channel made by a group of migrants on Saturday
Saturday 9 October 2021 17:07, UKNewborn baby among migrants rescued in Kent.
those arriving in small boats are only a small fraction of the number of migrants arriving in the UK each yearwho generally claim asylum - are only a small fraction of the number of migrants arriving in the UK each year."After nine hours at sea, their treacherous journey was finally over. Several of the migrants were shivering as they were helped off the lifeboat on to Dungeness's shingle beach.
"Her mother, almost too weary to speak, told me her name is Ayyan. Why risk her child's life to reach these shores? Because 'England has the best life'."Sky News later witnessed another boat carrying between 15 and 20 migrants arrive later on Saturday.
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