Eurotunnel Rail Service Briefly Suspended
"Our Passenger service has now resumed. Please plan to check in on time for your booked departure. Thank you for your patience," the company said via Twitter.
Europe has seen a massive influx of migrants this year, as people flee conflict and poverty in the Middle East and Africa. Tens of thousands of migrants have been trying to cross into the United Kingdom via the Channel Tunnel between Folkestone in Britain and Coquelles in Calais, northern France. At least 16 people are reported to have died in the attempt.
Eurotunnel security services document over 37,000 attempts by migrants to illegally transit the Channel Tunnel since the beginning of 2015, primarily by climbing onto the top of trains bound for the United Kingdom.
Amid the migrant crisis, Channel trains have repeatedly been delayed. Earlier this month, Eurotunnel rail services were halted when over 100 migrants stormed the Calais terminal.