Covid border chaos: Villagers lower food from M20 bridges near Ashford to truckers stuck in Operation Stack as Domino s deliver pizza
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Updated: 20:44, 24 December 2020
Inventive villagers are ensuring truckers stuck in Operation Stack don t go hungry - by lowering bags of food to them from bridges over the M20.
Kind-hearted residents from Mersham near Ashford are using a rope and bags for life to deliver goods including beans, fruit and sweets to stranded lorry drivers.
While some villagers have lowered food from the bridges, David and Jan James walked along the M20 to dish out donations to truckers. Picture: Barry Goodwin
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France was today accused of over-reacting to the new strain of Covid-19 in Britain after 1,500 tests on truckers came back with no positive results.
The French authorities slapped restrictions on hauliers crossing the Channel following the emergence of the VUi202012/01 coronavirus mutation which is believed to spread faster than other strains.
The UK and France agreed to a testing regime to allow trucks to start flowing again on the Dover-Calais link.
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Stella Artois, cucumbers and Heinz Baked Beans passed to stranded drivers in Manston
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More people have come out to help the drivers stranded on the runway at Manston.
While lorries have started to leave the site today as a huge testing scheme begins, there is still a massive backlog to clear.
Food is delivered to the drivers being held at Manston airport..Picture: Barry Goodwin
Drivers stuck at the site waiting for instruction have been given food, drinks and bottles of Stella Artois to keep them going.
Cucumbers were slotted through the wire, boxes of beer handed and bread launched over the top of the fences and bottles of water forced under.