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20 rescued from sinking boat off Kent coast

20 people have been rescued from a sinking inflatable in the Channel near Dymchurch

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VIDEO REPORT: Migrants rescued from sinking boat off Kent coast

Twenty people are being questioned after they were rescued from an inflatable boat off the Kent Coast.

A helicopter and two lifeboats were called out to Dymchurch just after midnight when the boat began taking on water.

At least two people were suffering from hypothermia.

Andrea Thomas reports:

Andrea spoke to pub owner Alan Davis and holidaymaker Heather Hopkins.

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