FTA/FACEBOOK A trucker has been threatened by a migrant wielding a chainsaw in Calais

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The trucker was confronted by an asylum seeker brandishing the lethal weapon as he attempted to make his way through packs of rioting migrants to the port. Haulage industry bosses today begged new Prime Minister Theresa May to take tougher action on migrant violence in Calais, warning: “There will be deaths.” The bone-chilling incident occurred last night when rioting gangs of migrants from the nearby Jungle camp unleashed a second night of terror and violence on the lawless port town.

Numbers in the crime-ridden camp, which is run by people smuggling gang lords, have swelled to more than 7,000 in recent months as more and more asylum seekers congregate in an attempt to reach Britain. The Belgian lorry driver was heading along the main road towards the port when he was confronted by a pack of migrants who had formed a barricade across the motorway and set fire to it to force him to stop. When he did one approached him brandishing a chainsaw as others attempted to smash their way into his lorry and stow away among the cargo, hoping to reach Britain unnoticed.

FTA The Belgian trucker was left terrified after the migrant brandished the lethal weapon, circled

NC Migrants also hurled rocks at UK-bound lorries on another night of violence

Today the trucker’s boss, who did not wish to be named, begged authorities: “Please do something, there will be deaths. Our drivers are threatened every night.” The horrifying encounter came after yet another night of violence in lawless Calais, when gangs of migrants smashed through fencing protecting the main port road and set fire to a lorry. Petrified locals also reported that asylum seekers were “stoning anything that moved” as they ran riot once more whilst overwhelmed police tried in vain to bring the situation under control. Haulage experts from the Freight Transport Association (FTA) fear that the recent Brexit vote has hardened many asylum seekers’ resolve to reach Britain by any means necessary before the Government can bring in tougher border controls.

FACEBOOK On Monday night asylum seekers set fire to a lorry in Calais

FACEBOOK The driver was lucky to escape unhurt from the terrifying attack

Please do something - there will be deaths Haulage chief

Chris Yarsley, the FTA’s EU Affairs Manager, said: “These drivers are just trying to do their job, moving goods from Europe to the UK through the country’s busiest port. “Attacks like this are unacceptable and more needs to be done to protect them as they go about their work. “Relocating the camp away from the port would prevent the relentless attacks on commercial vehicles passing close by and allow our members to carry out their job without fear of attack or fines for unwittingly carrying migrants on their trucks.” French authorities have been attempting to clear the infamous Jungle camp in recent months, but have been met by violent resistance from migrants and groups of anarchists mostly from Britain. Despite large section of the camp being flattened new shanty towns have sprung up elsewhere and its population has swelled to 7,300 according to the latest census - above the numbers at the peak of last summer’s troubles.

Ukip MEP Mike Hookem, who has been campaigning for better protection for British lorry drivers in Calais, said the situation "will end up with someone being killed unless the government gets their act together". He said: "If migrants are now arming themselves with chainsaws then drivers might start to think they need to be able to defend themselves because the situation is out of control with people desperate to come to Britain. "I've heard many migrants tell me personally they will do anything to get to the UK and they have no interest in staying in France because they don't speak the language and they won't get a house, education and health care. "These drivers are doing vital work for the UK so we need to look after them. I've seen the response from the French police and it is not sufficient. It needs some military backup to get this situation under control but of course the last two governments have completely run our Armed Forces into the ground whilst expecting their work load to stay the same. "Drivers themselves will start looking to defend themselves and we could see this spilling over into a civil war on the streets of Calais thanks to EU open borders and the UK government's negligence of our border force."

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