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Eurotunnel services for passengers and freight have been suspended after more than 100 migrants broke into its French terminal, the company has said. Eurotunnel services for passengers and freight have been suspended after more than 100 migrants broke into its French terminal overnight, the company said.
It said Channel Tunnel trains between Folkestone and Calais were affected by the "breakthrough and attack". Channel Tunnel trains between Folkestone and Calais were unlikely to resume before 11:00 BST and passengers should rearrange travel, it said.
French authorities were reported to be containing and removing the migrants. A "massive intrusion by a large and co-ordinated group" at 23:30 BST on Friday was being tackled by French police.
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. Eurostar said its passenger services were experiencing minor delays.
A Eurotunnel spokesman described the latest incident as a "massive invasion and intrusion by a very large and co-ordinated group of migrants". It said passengers travelling from St Pancras, Ashford and Ebbsfleet should check in as normal.
He added: "They arrived together an in a well-organised manner, broke through the fences and all clearly knew where they were going." Service suspended
Eurotunnel said train services were suspended for safety reasons because people were on the tracks. A Eurotunnel spokesman said a large group of migrants "arrived together an in a well-organised manner, broke through the fences and all clearly knew where they were going".
Passengers could use their tickets on ferries during the disruption, which was expected to last until at least 11:00 BST, the company's spokesman added. "While they are on the track we have, for safety reasons, to suspend the service," he added.
Extra security It would take time to return to a full train schedule, Eurotunnel said on Twitter. It said passengers cannot use their tickets on ferries during the disruption.
The man who died on Wednesday was the fourth person to have died in similar circumstances in September. A man died on Wednesday near the tunnel entrance in Calais - the 13th migrant to die trying to reach the UK since late June and the fourth to have died in September.
On Tuesday, it was reported that a 20-year-old Iraqi man had been found dead in a UK-bound lorry. He was the fourth person to have died in similar circumstances in September.
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.
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's Le Shuttle train service operates 24 hours a day.
A posting on its website at 00:20 BST said the incident in the Channel Tunnel was "in the process of being resolved".
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.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.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.
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