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Passengers have told of their ordeal after being stranded for hours at the Port of Dover as delays triggered a"critical incident".
One woman told Sky News she had been waiting on a bus for"12 hours already", while concerned parents reported on Twitter that their children had been stranded for longer than that, delaying the start of their school trips.In a statement, it cited"lengthy French border processes" and the"sheer volume" of traffic on the first day of the school Easter holidays.
Rosie, a woman travelling on a coach with her family, said they were"left overnight" with"no idea how long we'll be here".Coach passengers wait in queues "We've been waiting for 12 hours already and it'll be at least another two or three before we get on the ferry," she told Sky News on Saturday morning.
"It's very frustrating. I'm an environmental campaigner, I forced my family to get on this bus instead of flying.
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