Overnight, drivers and passengers caught up in Kent’s ongoing disruption received emergency assistance, including food and water

Kent County Council (KCC) coordinated supplies of snack packs and drinks to tourists queuing on the A20 to get to Eurotunnel, working with HM Coastguard, React, and Kent Search and Rescue.

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Welfare is typically not delivered to those in the queues overnight due to safety concerns. When it became clear that some of the motorists, including families with small children, had been waiting for several hours, it became critical to provide them with emergency snacks and drinks.