In the British county of Kent, thousands of truckers were forced to spend Christmas in trucks. They are stuck as France closed its border due to a new strain of coronavirus. The British organized themselves and fed the drivers affected by the collapse. Writes about this The Sun.
It is reported about five thousand trucks, because of which it was necessary to use an emergency parking lot at the local airport. Some of the trucks left it after Boxing Day on December 26, as drivers began to actively test for infection, but another 1.6 thousand vehicles are trapped.
In total, more than 15 thousand tests were carried out, and only 36 of them were positive. The Ministry of Transport said that the main stream has already been unloaded, but truckers still continue to arrive in connection with the holidays. To speed up the process, the military was brought in for testing.
Local residents, including members of public organizations, showed mercy and organized hot meals for the drivers. The Coast Guard also joined in, reporting 3,000 hot meals, 600 pizzas, nearly 3,000 packed lunches and 17 bottles of water for truckers.
