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Channel Tunnel trains suspended Eurotunnel services suspended after mass break-in
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Eurotunnel services for passengers and freight have been suspended because of an "incident" in the Channel Tunnel. Eurotunnel services for passengers and freight have been suspended after more than 100 migrants broke into its French terminal, the company has said.
Eurotunnel said its Le Shuttle freight and passenger services between Folkestone and Calais were affected in both directions. It said Channel Tunnel trains between Folkestone and Calais were affected by the "breakthrough and attack".
A posting on its website at 00:20 BST said the issue was "being resolved". French authorities were reported to be containing and removing the migrants.
A man died on Wednesday after being found unconscious beside the tunnel's tracks, the 13th migrant to die trying to reach Britain since late June. A man died on Wednesday after being found unconscious beside the tunnel's tracks - the 13th migrant to die trying to reach the UK since late June.
He was the fourth person to have died in similar circumstances in September. A Eurotunnel spokesman described the latest incident as a "massive invasion and intrusion by a very large and co-ordinated group of migrants".
He added: "They arrived together an in a well-organised manner, broke through the fences and all clearly knew where they were going."
Eurotunnel said train services were suspended for safety reasons because people were on the tracks.
Passengers could use their tickets on ferries during the disruption, which was expected to last for several hours, the company's spokesman added.
Extra security
The man who died on Wednesday was the fourth person to have died in similar circumstances in September.
On Tuesday, it was reported that a 20-year-old Iraqi man had been found dead in a UK-bound lorry.On Tuesday, it was reported that a 20-year-old Iraqi man had been found dead in a UK-bound lorry.
And last week, a teenager, thought to be from east Africa, was killed by a freight train near the Channel Tunnel entrance in Calais.And last week, a teenager, thought to be from east Africa, was killed by a freight train near the Channel Tunnel entrance in Calais.
Days earlier a man died when he was electrocuted at the tunnel entrance.Days earlier a man died when he was electrocuted at the tunnel entrance.
The situation in Calais is part of a wider migrant crisis across Europe, with huge numbers of people heading north from the Mediterranean.The situation in Calais is part of a wider migrant crisis across Europe, with huge numbers of people heading north from the Mediterranean.
Eurotunnel train services operate 24 hours a day. Eurotunnel's Le Shuttle train service operates 24 hours a day.
In August, the company said the number of attempts by migrants trying to get into its terminal near Calais had fallen to about 150 a night, down from a high of 2,000 in the previous month. A posting on its website at 00:20 BST said the incident in the Channel Tunnel was "in the process of being resolved".
Extra security, including fencing, paid for by the UK, has been erected, aimed at making it harder for migrants to get onto the platforms and trains. In August, Eurotunnel said the number of attempts by migrants trying to get into its terminal near Calais had fallen to about 150 a night, down from a high of 2,000 in the previous month.
Extra security, including fencing, paid for by the UK, has been put in place, aimed at making it harder for migrants to get onto the platforms and trains.