Holidaymakers heading to the continent face ten hour delays as France has stepped up its security checks in the wake of the terror threat.
Drivers have been stranded on the roads approaching the port for nearly ten hours overnight with no access to any facilities.
Kent Police are now using a helicopter to help distribute water to stricken drivers caught in delays around Dover.
Hundreds of bottles of water has been gathered from a Coastguard base in Langdon, near Dover, and distributed to those stuck in lengthy queues in the heat.
Drivers are currently facing more than five hours of delays on the roads heading towards Dover.
Water, provided by Kent County Council is also being handed out on the A20 by Coastguard officers and Kent Police officers. A lane in the opposite direction has been closed to allow for this.
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