[quote]The number of people living in makeshift camps outside the French port of Calais has doubled to 6,000, a French government official has said.
Fabienne Buccio told Reuters news agency this was partly due to tighter security measures hindering migrants' efforts to cross the Channel.
The Pas-de-Calais department prefect warned other migrants to stay away.
Two migrants believed to be trying to reach the UK from Calais have been killed in the past week.
A total of 16 have been killed in or near the Channel Tunnel while trying to make the journey from France since June.
At the height of summer, the number of migrants living in the camps was about 3,000.
In recent weeks, that figure is believed to have reached 6,000, also boosted by the rising number of people travelling there from across Europe.[/quote]
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I hadn't been following what was going on at Calais recently and incorrectly assumed that things had improved a bit. Earlier this evening my Eurostar train from Lille to London was delayed by 2 1/2 hours due to reports of migrants breaking into the tunnels, and staff made it sound like this was still happening somewhat frequently (despite the heightened security). This is a serious mess and ridiculous[URL="http://news.yahoo.com/london-pro-migrant-rally-causes-eurostar-delays-203443060.html"] protests like this[/URL] are really not helping.
I don't necessarily understand the people who advocate for No Borders, I think they're very closed off from the influx of a large group of people coming in. Right now there's nothing that can really be done for these Immigrants, however I dislike them for attempting to get into London & England without going through the proper channels, same with their trek through all of Europe.
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