The suspected illegal immigrants were found in the back of a refrigerated lorry in Whitfield, near Dover.
(Only the BBC would report them as 'suspected')
Twenty-four Eritrean migrants have been found in the back of a refrigerated yoghurt lorry in Kent after they were heard knocking and pleading for oxygen.
They were discovered in Menzies Road, in Whitfield, near Dover at 11:50 BST by local garage owner Andy Groombridge.
One man was arrested on suspicion of "facilitation offences", police said.
Ambulance crews at the scene said none of the suspected illegal immigrants needed hospital treatment.
A Port of Dover spokesman said the matter had been passed to Kent Police and the Border Force.
"You could hear people screaming and saying 'oxygen', so I made a decision to cut the tab off and open it. There was quite a few of them," he said.
(Lucky it wasn't me walking by. They'd all be dead by now. I'm deaf.) . http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-29283719
======================================================== It is the latest in a series of incidents where migrants have been discovered.
Earlier this week, five people were found in a truck on a P&O ferry, and seven were found in the back of a lorry in Paddock Wood.
Other suspected illegal immigrants have also been found walking along the M20 near the Channel Tunnel, and clinging to the underneath of motorhomes.
On 4 September, a woman from Shepherdswell discovered a migrant in the back of her car after returning from France via the Eurotunnel.
In August, 13 suspected illegal immigrants were found in the back of a lorry at the Dartford Crossing.
Sixteen African stowaways have been found in a lorry which had come from France, at a factory in Peterborough.
A kebab shop owner in Blackpool raided by Border Patrol Officers, faces a fine of up to £180,000 after 18 illegal immigrants were found working there. They were found to be chopping up meat, making kebabs and delivering pizzas.
A lorry with 15 illegal immigrants in it was found in an M4 service station in August.
One of the above may not be true.
Nice to see that the French are doing their job well.
When I was 13, and lived in Deal, I had a row with my mum over something or other. She said if I didn't like it I could blimmin' well leave home.
So I did. I didn't know where to go, so I decided to walk in the direction of whatever destination on a signpost started with the letter of the alphabet nererst the end.
I ended up in Whitfield.
(I eventually walked back home to find that Dad had been up all night worrying, whilst Mum had had the best night's sleep she'd had in ages).
When I was 13, and lived in Deal, I had a row with my mum over something or other. She said if I didn't like it I could blimmin' well leave home.So I did. I didn't know where to go, so I decided to walk in the direction of whatever destination on a
I should think the French would rather all their African illegals got on lorries and came over here would they not?...saves them the problem
I think the West has brought this on themselves, we have oversold our consumerist lifestyles to these guys plus they suffer from over population and poverty themselves
I do not think this free market capitalism the USA and West push on the world is doing the world a lot of good. The real problem is in Africa their problems need to be solved
just my own opinion
I should think the French would rather all their African illegals got on lorries and came over herewould they not?...saves them the problemI think the West has brought this on themselves, we have oversold our consumerist lifestyles to these guysplus