Chaos in Calais as 150 migrants try to storm Channel Tunnel

Traffic along the Channel Tunnel has been disrupted overnight after migrants tried to enter the terminal in Calais, France. The problems started at about 10.30pm local time after 150 migrants attempted to enter a restricted area of the tunnel, according to a Calais official. The interruption to traffic going through the tunnel caused long queues of lorries to form on the M20 in Kent in England. A Eurotunnel spokesman said the incident had affected freight traffic only, with passenger services running to a full timetable.

Check with operator if heading to Channel Tunnel as services disrupted.

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Some 3,000 migrants are currently camped out around Calais and are trying to cross the Channel into Britain. France and Britain agreed in September to create a fund of  €5m (£3.5m) per year to help Calais cope with the influx of migrants by reinforcing security around the port and the Channel Tunnel entrance. Volunteers from the charity L'Auberge des Migrants say up to 50 new migrants were arriving every day at the camp, and there were not enough tents, blankets or food.

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