There is no point either side trying to point the finger of blame at each other. “They try to board vehicles trying to get to the United Kingdom”, she said.
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This revelation prompted Britain’s foreign office to warn travelers around Calais to keep their doors locked to prevent illegal migrants from reaching Britain.
British and French governments are attempting to alleviate pressure on the port after French workers strike saw migrants attempt to jump into stationary lorries as queues built up at the border.
Hundreds of migrants tried to board truckers’ vehicles around the port of Calais during industrial action on Tuesday.
Illegal migrants trying to cross into Britain are taking advantage of the backed-up traffic to sneak onto trucks boarding the shuttle trains that carry them through the tunnel.
On Friday, a spokesman for the Euro Tunnel said: “I understand that the person was pronounced deceased but we haven’t had any official confirmation of that”.
The M20 coastbound in Kent is now fully open to all traffic after Operation Stack – in which parts of the M20 are used for lorries travelling to the port of Dover – was ended early this morning.
There are believed to be around 3,000 migrants based in a camp in Calais.
A Sudanese man told the BBC he had heard Britain wouldn’t “leave you” to live in a camp like the one he lives in near Calais port.
“It’s an incredibly risky situation”, she said.
Ferry services between Dover and Calais resumed yesterday evening after the strike action ended, and appear to be running on time according to operators My FerryLink and P&O Ferries.
Nigel Farage leader of the anti-mass immigration United Kingdom Independence Party said: ‘This will only get worse as huge numbers of people continue to cross the Mediterranean to Europe in response to a clear EU message that nobody will be sent back. “Now there are so many and they are so desperate people are trying in broad daylight”.
The government was exploring the possibility of deploying more British personnel and sniffer dogs in Calais and installing better fencing around the port, rail terminals and Eurotunnel.
“We are also tackling the roots of this problem by increasing joint intelligence work with the French to target the organised crime gangs behind people smuggling”.
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He added: “We have been advised the French authorities are sending further policing to deal with law and order issues, and we will be keeping in close contact with them in the hours ahead”.
