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Fresh calls for more action at the Port of Calais

Friday, 7 August 2015 12:27

It follows the arrest of a migrant who walked almost the full length of the Channel Tunnel.

Ministers are considering closing the Channel Tunnel at night, after a migrant managed to walk almost the entire length of it.

The Sudanese man was arrested close to Folkestone having completed almost 31 miles.

It's led to calls for more stringent action to be taken in relation to the migrant situation in France 

The Irish Road Haulage Association has long been expressing fears about the safety of their members at the Port of Calais 

Security has been increased around the Eurotunnel site which has made it more difficult for migrants to get to the UK by boarding trains but as a result, migrants are now attempting the trip via cross-channel ferries. 

President of the IRHA Verona Murphy says truck drivers at the port are being targeted by migrants with batons, irons bars, knives and broken bottles in desperate attempts to get to the UK. 

Speaking to RedFM News from Calais, she says they fear the situation could escalate. 

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