UK to send sniffer dogs, fences to Calais in bid to block migrants

[unhappycamper]

http://www.dw.com/en/uk-to-send-sniffer-dogs-fences-to-calais-in-bid-to-block-migrants/a-18621252

Britain is to send more fences, resources and sniffer dog teams to stop migrants from gaining access to the Channel Tunnel in France. UK PM David Cameron has warned that the migrant crisis will last through the summer.

UK to send sniffer dogs, fences to Calais in bid to block migrants
01.08.2015

Thousands of migrants in the French port of Calais have risked a dangerous, illegal passage through the Channel Tunnel in recent weeks.

French police said they had prevented more than 1,000 attempts by migrants to get into Britain via the Channel Tunnel on Friday. Thirty people had been arrested.

An additional 120 French police officers were sent this week to bolster the 300-strong police presence in Calais.

An estimated 3,000 people from countries including Syria and Eritrea are currently in Calais, trying to cross into Britain illegally via transport trucks and trains.

[T_i_B]

1. This is generally regarded as being not nearly enough

Trouble for us is that the problems are in Calais, Calais is in France, and therefore we are relying on the French authorities to do their job a lot better.