Painful 週末 of 国境 延期するs from UK into フラン

LONDON (AP) - トラックで運ぶ drivers and 旅行者s 捜し出すing to cross from the U.K. into フラン 直面するd major disruptions and long waiting times for a third day Sunday on the 週末 that kicks off the summer holidays for many British families.

抱擁する lines have formed since Friday at both the Port of Dover for those taking car フェリー(で運ぶ)s across the English Channel and in nearby Folkestone on roads 主要な to the Eurotunnel that goes under the Channel to フラン.

Eurotunnel said drivers were still 直面するing a wait of at least 90 minutes to check-in for the 鉄道 往復(する) on Sunday.

Still, congestion at the port had 緩和するd somewhat compared to the last two days, when it took several hours to (疑いを)晴らす a miles-long backlog of traffic as tens of thousands of people went on vacation along with a large 量 of 貨物 トラックで運ぶs.

Since Britain left the European Union in 2020, U.K. 旅行者s 直面する 厳格な人 国境 checks when traveling to the continent. At Dover they are 成し遂げるd on the English 味方する of the channel by French staff.

British 公式の/役人s and 政治家,政治屋s have 非難するd the 大混乱 on staffing 不足s at French 国境 地位,任命するs, an 告訴,告発 否定するd by the French.

Traffic queues are seen at the check-in of the Port of Dover as delays at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel continue to affect journeys as many families embark vacations following the start of summer holidays for schools in England and Wales, near Folkestone, England,  Saturday July 23, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)

Traffic 列s are seen at the check-in of the Port of Dover as 延期するs at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel continue to 影響する/感情 旅行s as many families 乗る,着手する vacations に引き続いて the start of summer holidays for schools in England and むちの跡s, 近づく Folkestone, England, Saturday July 23, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA 経由で AP)

The Port of Dover said the 検問所s were "fully 乗組員を乗せた" on Sunday and as of Sunday morning, 72,000 乗客s had been 過程d over the long 週末.

The port´s 長,指導者 (n)役員/(a)執行力のある Doug Bannister said he was 感謝する to "everyone who has turned this 状況/情勢 around," 含むing both French and British 当局. He 追加するd it had been an "incredibly challenging" few days and thanked both 乗客s and the 地元の community for their patience.

Angie Emrys-Jones said she and her family spent 11 hours Saturday in the 列 for the Eurotunnel, joining the line at 5:30 a.m. and 搭乗 at 4:15 p.m. She said there were "列/漕ぐ/騒動s and 列/漕ぐ/騒動s of 行き詰まり traffic as far as we could see."

Natalie Chapman of the 貿易(する) group 兵たん業務 UK said some トラックで運ぶ drivers had 耐えるd waits "in 超過 of 18 hours" on Saturday.

"You used to, 事前の to Brexit, just wave your パスポート and they may or may not be looked at. But now everyone is checked and stamped," Chapman said.

U.K. Foreign 長官 Liz Truss said she had a "good talk" on the travel backlog with her 相当するもの Catherine Colonna on Saturday. Colonna said there was a need to 改善する the 国境 施設s at Dover.

Traffic queues are seen at the check-in of the Port as delays at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel continue to affect journeys as many families embark vacations following the start of summer holidays for schools in England and Wales, near Folkestone, England,  Saturday July 23, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)

Traffic 列s are seen at the check-in of the Port as 延期するs at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel continue to 影響する/感情 旅行s as many families 乗る,着手する vacations に引き続いて the start of summer holidays for schools in England and むちの跡s, 近づく Folkestone, England, Saturday July 23, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA 経由で AP)

Traffic queues are seen along the M20 as delays at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel continue to affect journeys as many families embark vacations following the start of summer holidays for schools in England and Wales, near Folkestone, England,  Saturday July
 23, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)

Traffic 列s are seen along the M20 as 延期するs at the Port of Dover and Eurotunnel continue to 影響する/感情 旅行s as many families 乗る,着手する vacations に引き続いて the start of summer holidays for schools in England and むちの跡s, 近づく Folkestone, England, Saturday July 23, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA 経由で AP)

Passengers queue for ferries at the Port of Dover as families embarking on summer getaways at the start of school holidays have been warned by ferry operators to expect delays of several hours at the border, in Folkestone, Kent, England, Thursday July 21, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA via AP)

乗客s 列 for フェリー(で運ぶ)s at the Port of Dover as families 乗る,着手するing on summer 逃亡s at the start of school holidays have been 警告するd by フェリー(で運ぶ) 操作者s to 推定する/予想する 延期するs of several hours at the 国境, in Folkestone, Kent, England, Thursday July 21, 2022. (Gareth Fuller/PA 経由で AP)

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