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Fresh targets for stowaways
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• by Miles Brignal
The problems caused for international operators by Me; immigrants from the Red Cross Sangatte Centre ns Calais are already shifting to other ports ahead of Fir year's cloSure of the site.
Last week the UK and French governments announc that the infamous Sangatte Centre will not be accepting a more residents after 15 November; the camp will close co pletely by April 2003 at the latest.
The news will be welcomed by Eurotunnel, which had freight operations curtailed by immigrants trying to board trains to get to the UK. International drivers using the port Calais have good reason to be relieved—over the past it years several of them have been attacked after catchi would-be stowaways trying to climb into their trailers. OthE have been threatened and intimidated by an increasin; desperate group of people.
Making the announcement about the camp, Hor Secretary David Blunkett said: "This is excellent progre and demonstrates the commitment of both governmer to tackling the problem of illegal immigration. We ha today agreed a date for closing the doors on any n( admissions to Sangatte—a significant step towards the f closure of the centre next spring."
But the closure will not end the stowaway problem. T Freight Transport Association says there is evidence that increased security in Calais is already encouraging would-be illegal immigrants to turn to other ports. It notes that during August more than 300 stowaways were removed from UK bound trucks in Cherbourg; 400 were found in Zeebrugge.