France now using a 'moat' to keep refugees out of Eurotunnel [photos]

It’s come to this.

Officials in France flooded marshland surrounding the entrance to the Eurotunnel that connects Calais, France to the United Kingdom in an effort to keep refugees away:

Eurotunnel officials flood marshland around French tunnel entrance to halt migrants https://t.co/b2gSXBIJYx pic.twitter.com/CgQ0YVryCw

— Daily Mail Online (@MailOnline) January 13, 2016

Eurotunnel intentionally floods area near entrance to keep out refugees (pic @lavoixdunord) https://t.co/ttXXN3eheC pic.twitter.com/Yol5tEWuU0

— RT (@RT_com) January 13, 2016

Many are calling it a literal “moat”:

https://twitter.com/Geo_Politico/status/687272772276359169

Video: Anti-migrant moat in Calais: Operator floods areas near Eurotunnel https://t.co/B0G82mEds3 pic.twitter.com/VpxRXCLVAY

— rinf_community (@rinf_community) January 13, 2016

https://twitter.com/O_meOhMy/status/687255822687170560

https://twitter.com/K69atie/status/687278453901672449

Eurotunnel in Calais has constructed a "moat" to deter migrants. https://t.co/fT1fdURvSJ

— Alex McWhirter (@McWhirterAlex) January 12, 2016

Eurotunnel now surrounded by a moat.. https://t.co/AjOYJtGGcq

— DriveEurope (@DriveEurope) January 12, 2016

Hey, it worked in medieval times, why not now?

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