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Eurotunnel service halted after security fence breaches Eurotunnel services resume after overnight security fence breaches
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Freight services through the Eurotunnel have been suspended again in both directions, after the security fence in France was breached several times. Freight and passenger services through the Channel tunnel were gradually resuming on Monday, though subject to long delays in both directions, after being suspended when the security fence in France was repeatedly breached overnight.
Passenger services were experiencing long delays on Monday, with sales of tickets to travellers without reservations also suspended. A Eurotunnel spokesman said hundreds of people were involved in a mass break-in overnight, with some getting to the terminal and platforms as a diversion, while others headed straight for the tunnels.
There have been two deaths in or near the tunnel over the past week. One man was struck by a train, another by a car. Both were believed to have been trying to make their way to the UK from the migrant camp at Calais. . “They are coming in waves to occupy the police, then another wave comes, then another, until there is no more police,” he said. “One group is then able to get through. Then we have to take over and sweep through the terminal and clear them all from the tracks and the platform.”
More details to follow … By lunchtime freight services were gradually resuming after being suspended in both directions for several hours, while passenger trains were running an hour or more late. Passengers on booked departures were advised to check in on time.
There have been two deaths in or near the tunnel during the past week. One man was struck by a train, another by a car. Both were believed to have been trying to make their way to the UK from the refugee camp at Calais. .