Friday, July 15, 2016

Calais migrants: Britain to build huge barrier around port amid post-Brexit chaos

Calais migrants: Britain to build huge barrier around port amid post-Brexit chaos | UK | News | Daily Express:
"BRITAIN is to build an enormous wall around the port of Calais amid a surge in migrant attempts to cross the Channel following the Brexit vote."
A vast concrete barrier will be put up as signs migrants are mobilising for a mass bid to reach the UK before we leave the EU for good.
Migrants at CalaisIt is being rushed through after the number of migrant incursions were said to have rocketed by more than sevenfold in the weeks surrounding the decision to quit the Brussels club.
The Brexit vote has caused uncertainty among migrants looking to sneak into Britain, with many fearing the UK’s withdrawal from the EU and subsequent beefing up of border security could make it more difficult.
Britain will foot the 2.7 million euro (£1.9m) bill for the towering wall, which will stand at four metres high and will stretch for more than a kilometre along the main dual carriageway to the port..."

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