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| Eurotunnel warns of of four-hour delays due to 'migrant activity' | |
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| Passengers trying to cross the channel are facing delays up to four hours after what Eurotunnel described as "migrant activity" overnight. | |
| Services on both sides of the channel were suspended on Friday night, but have now resumed subject to delays. | |
| In a tweet on Saturday morning, the operator said there were delays of up to four hours for passengers heading to France from the UK. | |
| Services from Calais are "operating with a short delays", Eurotunnel said. | |
| On Friday, the cross-Channel rail operator said police were being called each night to remove migrants from its Coquelles base. | On Friday, the cross-Channel rail operator said police were being called each night to remove migrants from its Coquelles base. |
| Passenger and freight services were hit by delays as the firm tried to run services on one of the busiest days for holiday travel. | Passenger and freight services were hit by delays as the firm tried to run services on one of the busiest days for holiday travel. |
| Eurotunnel said the migrant activity was well organised and planned, with people so desperate to reach the UK they were prepared to throw themselves at trains travelling at 90mph. | Eurotunnel said the migrant activity was well organised and planned, with people so desperate to reach the UK they were prepared to throw themselves at trains travelling at 90mph. |
| On Thursday, the body of a teenager was found on a train at the Eurotunnel terminal in Kent. | On Thursday, the body of a teenager was found on a train at the Eurotunnel terminal in Kent. |
| Operation Stack, which involves parking up lorries waiting to reach France, has remained in place in Kent to deal with the cross-Channel disruption and police have warned it could continue until Sunday. | Operation Stack, which involves parking up lorries waiting to reach France, has remained in place in Kent to deal with the cross-Channel disruption and police have warned it could continue until Sunday. |
| Lorries have now been parked on the motorway for a total of 19 days over the past three months. | Lorries have now been parked on the motorway for a total of 19 days over the past three months. |
| On Friday, talks were held between MPs, Kent County Council, Kent Police, cross-Channel operators and hauliers on how to deal with the disruption. | On Friday, talks were held between MPs, Kent County Council, Kent Police, cross-Channel operators and hauliers on how to deal with the disruption. |
| It is thought there are now about 5,000 migrants in Calais. | It is thought there are now about 5,000 migrants in Calais. |
| Le Shuttle, which takes passengers across the channel in cars, caravans, buses or other vehicles, usually operates up to four crossings an hour. | Le Shuttle, which takes passengers across the channel in cars, caravans, buses or other vehicles, usually operates up to four crossings an hour. |
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