Army called in to help stranded lorry drivers in Dover spending Xmas day in their cabs
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mirror.co.ukThousands of international lorry drivers were spending Christmas Day in their cabs at the English Channel border. Hundreds of soldiers have been deployed as part of the repatriation operation in Kent after French Covid-19 restrictions temporarily banning UK freight caused severe disruption at the Port of Dover.
Traffic was moving smoothly through the port on Friday morning, with French firefighters drafted in to help the military test drivers for coronavirus.
There are 1,100 soldiers in Kent to help clear the backlog with 800 deployed today on top of the 300 already committed. More than 700 hauliers have been cleared for departure since France reopened its border on Wednesday - and a chorus of beeping horns sounded at Dover on Christmas
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