At the Channel Tunnel, they try and smuggle a migrant in a coffin

Channel Tunnel: They Try and Cross a Migrant in a Coffin

They tried to cross the Channel Tunnel with an Iraqi migrant hidden in a coffin: two Polish carriers were arrested last week in Coquelles in the Pas-de-Calais and sentenced to fourteen months in prison, do we have learned from judicial source. The two road transport professionals from Poland came to the Eurotunnel site on Tuesday, […]

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Traffic has resumed at the Channel Tunnel

Channel Tunnel: Traffic Resumes after Several Hours of Breakdown

Sunday, a breakdown in the Channel Tunnel caused the total interruption of traffic in both directions for several hours. Traffic has resumed. Traffic in the Channel Tunnel between France and Britain resumed Sunday early in the afternoon after an electrical failure that led to the total interruption of traffic in both directions for several hours. “The service has […]

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A British couple sentanced for Drug trafficking at the Channel Tunnel, Pas-de-Calais

Pas-de-Calais: In Financial Difficulties, they agreed to Ferry Cocaine

JUSTICE: A couple of British nationals were arrested in the Channel Tunnel with 12 kg of drugs … Miscalculation. An English couple was sentenced to three years in prison after being arrested in mid-January, with 12.5 kg of cocaine hidden in their luggage at the Channel Tunnel in the Pas-de-Calais, said a judicial source this […]

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The American actor was forced to change trains at Calais-Fréthun due to a fire alarm

Calais: Johnny Depp forced to Spend an Hour in Frethun station

Johnny Depp had to change trains in Calais-Fréthun Station on May 8 after a fire alarm … Calais-Fréthun, “Ze place to be” on a Sunday morning.  Johnny Depp, in transit between Paris and London, made a forced stop at the Calais-Feéthun station just before crossing the Channel. The American actor, who was to attend the presentation […]

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Some 700 passengers on a Eurostar from London were blocked for eight hours to Beugnâtre (Pas-de-Calais) after a fire on a locomotive

700 Stranded Passengers on Board a Eurostar for 8 Hours

Some 700 passengers on a Eurostar from London were blocked for eight hours to Beugnâtre (Pas-de-Calais) after a fire on a locomotive. Around 9pm on Sunday,  “about 700 passengers were stranded for 8 hours after an electrical incident must have happened in a locomotive causing a fire”, said Eurostar communications which states that firefighters intervened to […]

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Armoured vehicles to be used by gendarmerie in Calais

Calais: Three Armored Reinforcements to Manage the Migrant Situation

The gendarmes received three “armoured vehicles” … After reinforcements of men, these new vehicles will offer protection. In Calais, the authorities continue strengthening the system put in place to manage the influx of migrants. The daily Nord Littoral has spotted the very recent arrival of three armored vehicles alongside the gendarmerie. Small tanks on wheels These […]

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Frieght traffic was stopped due to an intrusion

Channel Tunnel: Freight traffic stopped overnight, 600 intrusions refugees

The traffic of freight trains in the Channel Tunnel near Calais was almost non-existent as a result of the intrusion of some 600 migrants on the site, “Traffic was interrupted about 10pm to about 6.20am“, said a spokesman for the prefecture of Pas-de-Calais told AFP.  Two freight shuttles could were able to travel according to […]

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Trains have resumed at the Eurotuunel after an intrusion by refugees

Traffic has Resumed in Eurotunnel after Intrusion by Refugees

One hundred migrants gained access to the Channel Tunnel in the night. Traffic was interrupted at 0 h 30. It gradually resumed. The traffic in the Channel Tunnel is gradually recovering after the traffic interruption occurred as a result of the intrusion of migrants.  Eurotunnel management has reported this morning, describing the refugees as “massive”,”targeted” and […]

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