French police have again been overwhelmed by hundreds of migrants attempting to storm the Channel Tunnel terminal near Calais in a desperate attempt to smuggle themselves aboard trucks to reach Britain.
Yesterday, one person died when they tried to climb under a truck as migrants changed tactics from quietly slipping through the fences to launching mass attempts to storm the terminal.
British Prime Minister David Cameron described the situation a “swarm of people”, and said he had confidence in the French to deal with it. Other Conservatives, however, have demanded the army be sent in, saying French authorities had “lost control”.
Migrants walk alongside vehicles on the route leading to the Channel Tunnel in Coquelles (PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images)
Migrants who managed to pass the police block on the Eurotunnel site run towards the boarding docks in Coquelles near Calais (PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images)
Policemen try to prevent migrants from reaching the Channel Tunnel (PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images)
Migrants try to reach the Eurotunnel terminal through a barbed wire fence (PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images)
Migrants who managed to pass the police block on the Eurotunnel site run towards the boarding docks (PHILIPPE HUGUEN/AFP/Getty Images)