A major rescue operation is currently underway after a small boat, believed to be carrying around 60 migrants, ran aground on a sandbank in the English Channel off the Kent coast. The incident occurred approximately five miles from the shore.
The Dover and Walmer lifeboats were swiftly launched to assist the Border Force, who received reports of the stranded vessel. Additionally, two French vessels and the Coastguard helicopter have been dispatched to the scene.
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