Traffic in the tunnel between England and France was shut down on Friday night after migrants made multiple attempts to illegally enter the platforms, French daily Parisien reported.
The Channel Tunnel, which lies below the English Channel, is the only rail link between Britain and France. The city of Calais on the French side of the tunnel has been experiencing issues with some 3,000 migrants attempting to travel to Britain after striking port workers shut down the city's port and for a time, also the Channel Tunnel.
According to a local government official, the local police are checking the trains for migrants hiding in the cars which are loaded onto the trains.
"We must make sure and look through each car and each train," the official told the newspaper.
Earlier this week, French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve and UK Home Secretary Theresa May agreed to boost cooperation on the situation with undocumented migrants in the Calais port.
In recent years, Calais, once popular among British tourists as a weekend holiday destination, has seen the establishment of tent cities by migrants from countries such as Eritrea, Sudan and Ethiopia who hope to make it to the UK.
