Bring in the troops: Calais is so lawless only the army can stop madness, says mayor
CALAIS migrants have become so lawless French troops should be deployed to deal with them, the town’s mayor has said.
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Natacha Bouchart says Calais is so lawless only the army can stop the madnessSpeaking yesterday, Ms Bouchart told listeners that the lawlessness in the camps was “untenable” and that she was in talks with security officials to resolve the situation.
“It would be nice if the army comes to monitor the migrants” the hardline mayor said in an interview with French radio station RMC.
Calais is struggling under the weight of the migrants who are squatting in and around the town which has been seen as a jumping off point for anyone wishing to reach the UK illegally.
Lorries, cars and caravans entering the port are targeted by mobs of immigrants hoping to stowaway across the Channel.
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At least 16 people have died trying to make the perilous journey this summer.
Passengers on both sides of the tunnel were delayed yesterday after an overnight invasion at its Coquelles base close to Calais.
Services were halted after hundreds of migrants stormed the terminal in the early hours of the morning.
Trains resumed running just before lunchtime with massive delays and traffic building up on the M20 motorway in Kent.
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