Migrant dies on freight tunnel trying to reach Britain | Meridian

French authorities, though, claim the migrant crisis is not their responsibility.

“At 5.30am the presence of migrants was reported on a freight shuttle just entering the tunnel”, said a Eurotunnel spokesman.

“Eurotunnel once again calls on the governments to end the migrant crisis, and full services through the Channel Tunnel will resume as soon as possible”.

Confirmation that due to migrants found on freight shuttle, we expect delays to Passenger service of 3hrs from United Kingdom & 60mins from France.

Chief executive Richard Burnett said drivers faced “a desperate situation”, with gangs of migrants, some of them armed, trying to board vehicles.

“Our staff have worked tirelessly, and we have had fantastic multi-agency, ferry operator and trade support in dealing with the industrial action at Calais, but it has taken huge resource”, he said.

Holidaymakers heading to France have been warned of another blockade at Calais by French ferry workers from as early as tomorrow.

The money was supposed to go towards reinforcing security around the port and access to the Channel Tunnel.

This week 150 migrants attempted to storm the Channel Tunnel causing widespread travel disruption. M20 closed coastbound 8 to 9.

Freight traffic was also disrupted.

France and Britain agreed on Thursday to step up efforts to secure the port and the Channel Tunnel.

The Port of Dover said no ferry traffic was being held in Operation Stack and there were full services to the Port of Calais and Dunkirk.

According to reports, there is already congestion on the approach road to the United Kingdom terminal in Folkestone and at the Port of Dover. “That is simply unacceptable and incredibly damaging”. The French don’t see it as their problem but we have got to see action.

“The police have cordoned off the area until 11.30am French-time”.

Dan Cook, operations director at Europa Worldwide, a transport and logistics business, said “marauding mobs” of migrants were breaking into the company’s vehicles.

He said: “There was no police presence from the French. There is no security from the army, police or whoever to protect what is the gateway to trade”, he concluded.