EUROPE-MIGRANTS/EUROTUNNEL FENCE ATTEMPT Migrants overcome French police at Eurotunnel

Record ID: 145689

  • Title: EUROPE-MIGRANTS/EUROTUNNEL FENCE ATTEMPT Migrants overcome French police at Eurotunnel
  • Date: 30th July 2015
  • Summary: CALAIS, FRANCE (JULY 30, 2015) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF MIGRANTS LIFTING YOUNG GIRL OVER BARBED WIRE FENCE FRENCH POLICE MIGRANT HELPING TO PASS THE YOUNG GIRL OVER FENCE YOUNG GIRL ON OTHER SIDE OF BARBED WIRE FENCE MIGRANT CLIMBING OVER BARBED WIRED FENCE MIGRANTS SEEN THROUGH FENCE MIGRANTS WALKING AS EUROTUNNEL TRAIN WITH DESIGN OF BRITISH FLAG TRAVELS PAST VARIOUS OF MIGR
  • Embargoed: 14th August 2015 13:00
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  • Location: France
  • Country: France
  • Topics: General
  • Reuters ID: LVA123UYP5MX4752AAUANK3YC0KW
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: Migrants forced their way onto the tracks of the Eurotunnel on Thursday (July 30) to try to sneak across to Britain, undaunted by the arrival of 120 extra riot police on the French side of the crossing.
    Freight and passenger traffic through the rail tunnel has been severely disrupted in past weeks as migrants desperate to enter Britain have stepped up attempts to board trucks and trains travelling from France.
    A young girl, passed over barbed wire fences, and a young boy were among those who broke onto the tracks in an attempt to board a train.
    The humanitarian and immigration crisis, in which nine migrants have died since early June according to French media, has turned into a blame game between Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel and French and British politicians.
    A police officer said the number of migrants trying to enter Britain eased slightly over Wednesday (July 29) night compared to earlier in the week, with about 800 migrants around the site and some 300 intercepted by police.
    That compared to an estimated 1,500 attempts by migrants to enter the tunnel on Tuesday (July 28) night and 2,000 on Monday (July 27).
    Some were likely repeat attempts by the same people.
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