Footage shows migrants scaling Channel Tunnel fence

Some 2,000 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel terminal in Calais on Monday night in an attempt to reach the UK, operator Eurotunnel has said.

Eurotunnel is facing a daily struggle with migrants who attempt to smuggle themselves into Britain, sometimes with fatal consequences.

The BBC's Peter Whittlesea was watching as some migrants scaled a huge fence to try to reach the tunnel.

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