LONDON, Aug. 19 (UPI) — France and England are preparing an agreement to strengthen security and ease the flood of immigrants to Britain at Calais, France.
The port city has dealt with immigrants this summer, largely from North Africa and the Middle East, attempting to get to Britain by stowing away on trucks loaded onto boats, and through the Eurotunnel under the English Channel. It remains unknown how many have reached their destination.
British Home Secretary Theresa May will travel to Calais Thursday to sign the agreement with French Interior Minister Bernard Cazaneuve.
The deal will include measures to jointly stop human traffickers profiting from the immigrants’ journeys, commitments to increase humanitarian aid and improvements to port security.
Eurotunnel referred to the crisis last month as “a phenomenon which is beyond our means, adding it blocked the travel to Britain of over 37,000 people. At least nine died in July alone while attempting the trip. It has complicated travel plans of tourists and truckers attempting to legally cross between France and Britain as well.
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