Ten people have been sentenced after "two rival gangs" fought with machetes on a seafront.

>Families watched on as the violent disorder erupted by the beach and High Street in Southend-on-Sea on 30 July 2024.

It followed an invite to bring alcohol, drugs and nitrous oxide to a "beach rave" on what had been the hottest day of the year.

>The defendants, aged between 15 and 19, were given prison sentences of up to eight years at Basildon Crown Court.

They were spotted on CCTV gathering in side streets before clashing in the city centre.

>At least two were seriously injured, with one airlifted to the Royal London Hospital with a serious stab wound.

The defendants were sentenced across two days at court.

Tyler Omo-Irogho, 19, of Clarendon Road in Watford, admitted assaulting an emergency worker, violent disorder and possession of a bladed article. He was sentenced to three years and three months in prison

>Michael King, 18, of Crescent Road in South Woodford, north-east London, admitted violent disorder and conspiring to commit grievous bodily harm (GBH). He was sentenced to seven years and six months in prison

Mekai Brown, 19, of Higham Road in Woodford Green, north-east London, admitted violent disorder and conspiring to commit GBH. He was sentenced to eight years in prison

>Lucas Braga, 18, from Pitchford Street in Stratford, east London, admitted violent disorder and possession of a bladed article. He was sentenced to two years in prison

Isaac Bello, 18, of Prospect Road in Woodford Green, admitted violent disorder and possession of a bladed article. He was sentenced to two years in prison

>Hamza Dinbil, 18, of Corporation Street in Stratford, pleaded guilty to violent disorder and possession of a bladed article in a public place. He was sentenced to one year and 10 months in prison