Industrial action closes Port of Calais
An industrial strike beginning at 2.20pm has led to the Port of Calais being closed. All ferry services to and from the Port of Dover are therefore affected
Port of Dover admit they have 'no idea' when strikes will end
Food and water were being distributed to lorry drivers stranded on what could be the hottest day of the year as protesters continued to cripple cross-Channel services.
British Coastguard teams were drafted in to relieve drivers in huge tailbacks caused by striking ferry workers who closed the Port of Calais stacked up on the M20 in Kent.
Ferry services to and from Dover have been affected, while the Channel Tunnel reopened yesterday afternoon following a three-hour shut down.
Kent Police has implemented Phase 3 of Operation Stack, where freight traffic is held on the coastbound carriageway of the M20.
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