Lorry drivers say tougher security measures are needed at the French port of Calais to dissuade would-be migrants from trying to enter the UK inside their trucks.
France has built a security fence, but truckers believe that it doesn’t go far enough.
Many of the lorry drivers sometimes leave their trucks open for the night – at least when there is no cargo inside – so the migrants cannot damage the lock.
Haulage companies now load and refuel inside a fortified parking area.
But many drivers say they still feel fear for their safety; they are worried about how far someone who is desperate to reach Britain will go.
Lajor Szögi, a Hungarian driver, told euronews that France should call in the military.
“We can only board the ferry during the day because at night we have a stream of migrants trying to clamber aboard,” he said.
“They climb on the back of the truck, on the top of the truck. They cut the tarpaulin. It is catastrophic.
Szögi said that “the British (authorities)
France has built a security fence, but truckers believe that it doesn’t go far enough.
Many of the lorry drivers sometimes leave their trucks open for the night – at least when there is no cargo inside – so the migrants cannot damage the lock.
Haulage companies now load and refuel inside a fortified parking area.
But many drivers say they still feel fear for their safety; they are worried about how far someone who is desperate to reach Britain will go.
Lajor Szögi, a Hungarian driver, told euronews that France should call in the military.
“We can only board the ferry during the day because at night we have a stream of migrants trying to clamber aboard,” he said.
“They climb on the back of the truck, on the top of the truck. They cut the tarpaulin. It is catastrophic.
Szögi said that “the British (authorities)
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