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Hundreds of trucks still stranded at UK port of Dover

Monday, 28 December 2020 9:44 AM [ Last Update: Monday, 28 December 2020 9:44 AM ]

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Freight lorries remain queued up on the M20 motorway, southbound, leading to the Port of Dover, at Ashsford, in south-east England, on December 25, 2020, as the COVID-19 testing of drivers queuing to depart from the ferry terminal to Europe continues. (Photo by AFP)

Hundreds of trucks were still stranded at the English port of Dover on Sunday trying to cross the Channel into France.

They have been stranded for days because of restrictions regarding coronavirus testing.

More than 4,500 lorries did get clearance on Friday, but the backlog remains.

Ferry services between Dover and the French port of Calais resumed on Thursday, ending a blockade France had imposed for several days following the discovery of a new coronavirus variant in England.

(Source: Reuters)

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