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| Dover traffic: Police warn of 10-hour delays after French officials 'understaff' border | |
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| Holidaymakers attempting to leave the UK from Dover are being delayed for up to 10 hours in miles-long queues of traffic. | Holidaymakers attempting to leave the UK from Dover are being delayed for up to 10 hours in miles-long queues of traffic. |
| Officials at the port claimed the delays had been caused by increased security at the French border, which they said had been "insufficiently" staffed. | Officials at the port claimed the delays had been caused by increased security at the French border, which they said had been "insufficiently" staffed. |
| Traffic jams extended about 12 miles along the A20 and M20. | Traffic jams extended about 12 miles along the A20 and M20. |
| France's security services have been on high alert because of multiple terrorist attacks, most recently in Nice, where more than 80 people attending Bastille day celebrations were killed. | France's security services have been on high alert because of multiple terrorist attacks, most recently in Nice, where more than 80 people attending Bastille day celebrations were killed. |
| A spokesperson from the the Port of Dover said in a statement: "Basically ever since the Paris attacks, the French have been on heightened security, it’s much more intensive." | A spokesperson from the the Port of Dover said in a statement: "Basically ever since the Paris attacks, the French have been on heightened security, it’s much more intensive." |
| The statement said this was the "biggest weekend" for British tourists heading to the continent and claimed the French officials were unprepared. | The statement said this was the "biggest weekend" for British tourists heading to the continent and claimed the French officials were unprepared. |
| "It has been the last couple of nights especially because the French border was insuffiiciently staffed by French border control," it said. | "It has been the last couple of nights especially because the French border was insuffiiciently staffed by French border control," it said. |
| "They didn't have enough booths open. We raised concerns earlier in week and have raised them again with the [UK] government. | "They didn't have enough booths open. We raised concerns earlier in week and have raised them again with the [UK] government. |
| "The government have said that they are planning to draft in more UK border force workers." | "The government have said that they are planning to draft in more UK border force workers." |
| Details of how many and when have not yet emerged. | Details of how many and when have not yet emerged. |
| One woman with multiple sclerosis was travelling to Germany for stem cell treatment when she was caight up in the chaos. | One woman with multiple sclerosis was travelling to Germany for stem cell treatment when she was caight up in the chaos. |
| Tanya Cudworth, 50, had raised £5,000 for the trip to a hospital in Frankfurt that she hopes could change her life. | Tanya Cudworth, 50, had raised £5,000 for the trip to a hospital in Frankfurt that she hopes could change her life. |
| But because of the delays she missed the morning ferry and had to sleep in her vehicle overnight. | But because of the delays she missed the morning ferry and had to sleep in her vehicle overnight. |
| Kent Police have asked motorists to stay in their cars and keep them well ventilated. | Kent Police have asked motorists to stay in their cars and keep them well ventilated. |