Sudanese man was killed on Tuesday and an Egyptian migrant was electrocuted jumping onto the Eurostar in Paris

Last night, dramatic new images emerged showing hundreds of migrants clashing with police in Calais for 4th night

Just hours later, another lorry was stopped nearby with two migrants - thought to be from Iran - stashed in the back


The Calais crisis intensified last night after a day of astonishing scenes on both sides of the Channel triggered by the chaos at the French port.

In France, police fought running battles with migrants trying to storm into the Eurotunnel terminal. At one point, a mother and her young son clutching a teddy bear were seen crawling through a security fence.

It came as David Cameron was attacked by Labour for saying the UK was not a ‘safe haven’ for a ‘swarm’ of illegal immigrants.

In England, police rounded up suspected migrants on the M20 after they made it to the other side of the Tunnel. One even risked his life by stowing away under a horsebox for two hours.

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A dozen suspected illegal immigrants found in the back of a Slovenian-registered lorry on the M20 just outside Ashford near Kent were among those seized by police yesterday. It came as David Cameron was attacked for saying the UK was not a ‘safe haven’ for immigrants

Police stopped the lorry just outside Ashford yesterday afternoon - 15 miles from Folkestone - and the group of 12 were taken into custody

Police raided a lorry in Ashford, Kent, last night only to discover two men - believed to be from Iran - hiding in the back with the goods

The two suspected illegal immigrants were questioned by police after being found hidden in the back of a haulage lorry in Ashford, Kent

Police cornered the S/K Haulage lorry in Mace Lace, Ashford, Kent, at about 6pm and found the men - believed to be from Iran - in the back

Police also detained migrants in Canterbury, Kent, as British officers stepped up patrols to help deal with the fall-out of the Calais crisis

This man was questioned by police after being found under a horsebox as it arrived at the All England Jumping Course in West Sussex

Last night, 200 migrants tried to storm the Tunnel. Shortly after a shuttle train from the UK pulled in, they rushed at the point where cars leaving the Tunnel join the main road.

British holidaymakers had to swerve to avoid the crowd of migrants in the road, but a handful made it through before riot police formed a cordon. On another day of drama:

Eurotunnel dramatically scaled back its overnight freight service to reduce the opportunities for stowaways – a move which will have major implications for the UK economy, which is already losing £250million a day because of the chaos;

The UN’s special representative on migration made the absurd claim that Britain’s ‘exaggerated’ concerns about the bedlam were ‘xenophobic’;

Police in the UK warned that they could not cope with the number of illegal immigrants fleeing lorries at motorway service stations;

Lorry drivers on the M20 were warned that it will take 18 hours to get to the Tunnel as nearly 6,000 joined the queue last night;

Social services said it was struggling to cope with a surge in the number of children claiming asylum. The two sides of the shambles were neatly summed up in one picture yesterday. On one side of the M20 motorway, lorries bound for Europe queue for as far as the eye can see. On the other, 12 suspected illegal immigrants are detained by police after making it to Britain.

The image underlined what a disgraceful farce Calais has become since a perfect storm of striking French workers and migrant activity created mayhem in the port. It was also proof that migrants are still getting to the UK, despite crunch talks with the French government and beefed-up security at the border.

Last night, Calais was braced for a fourth night of mayhem after migrants began to mass outside fencing at the Channel Tunnel freight terminal.

There have been about 4,000 attempts by migrants to enter the Tunnel in the past three days and one was killed after hundreds stormed the barriers on Tuesday night.

It was reported last night the Armed Forces were preparing to get involved in the crisis. The Daily Telegraph said military planners were considering moving miles of stationary lorries from the M20 and park them at Ministry of Defence sites, to get traffic in Kent flowing again.

The Ministry of Defence has been asked by the Home Office and Department for Transport to identify military-owned land around Folkestone that is free and capable of accommodating hundreds of lorries.

French police said they arrested 300 migrants trying to enter the Calais terminal, but admitted they were overwhelmed and their attempts to deal with the migrants were often futile. A spokesman said: ‘It’s unmanageable.’

French police stand facing a group of migrants in an attempt to block their way into the Eurotunnel site in Coquelles near Calais last night

French police take up positions to block migrants who have entered the Eurotunnel site in Coquelles near Calais as the chaos continues

French police attempt to block a migrant after he entered the Eurotunnel site, with calls for the Army to be brought in to deal with the crisis

Two migrants try to run away from French police as they desperately try to flee Calais for Britain as the chaos runs into a fourth night

Migrants help a young man squeeze through a gap in a fence near the Eurotunnel terminal in Coquelles in Calais as the chaos intensifies

Dozens of migrants attempt to bypass the police, who are now standing guard alongside the Eurotunnel terminal near Calais, France

Eurotunnel revealed that since the beginning of the year, it has blocked 37,000 migrants trying to make their way to Britain. But images yesterday proved that migrants are successful.

At least 150 have crossed the Channel this week by breaching security fences and stowing away on Folkestone-bound trains.

The 12 suspected illegal immigrants arrested by Kent Police yesterday were found in the back of a Slovenian-registered lorry which was pulled over outside Ashford – just 15 miles from Folkestone.

Just hours later, two other men - believed to be from Iran - were found stashed in the back of a lorry as it was stopped on a busy road in the Kent town.

It came as police warned they were struggling to cope with the number of illegal immigrants who are fleeing lorries at motorway service stations.

Kevin Hurley, the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey, revealed that 156 suspected illegal immigrants had been detained at one M25 service station alone in the past three months – but scores more had escaped before police could hold them.

In West Sussex on Tuesday, a 26-year-old Sudanese stowaway was found under a horsebox at a prestigious horse show trials whose patron is the Queen.

The man, who risked his life clinging on to an axle for the two-hour journey, was arrested as horses arrived for the Longines Royal International Horse Show at Hickstead.

And the head of Kent County Council warned that social services were struggling to cope with an increase in the number of young immigrants claiming asylum.

Paul Carter said the number in the authority’s care – after arriving alone at Dover – had almost doubled to 605 in the past three months, leaving it with a multi-million-pound funding gap.

MPs and hauliers have called for the Army to be brought in to restore order, while Ukip leader Nigel Farage said there was a ‘very real possibility’ that the Channel Tunnel could temporarily close if the French authorities failed to act further.

Held: Police patrolling the M20 today, pictured, pulled over a lorry carrying a dozen migrants believed to have slipped into Britain via Calais

Migrants attempt to overrun a police cordon by the perimeter fence of the Eurotunnel site at Coquelles this evening as the chaos continues

Migrants rush at a police cordon by the perimeter fence of the Eurotunnel site in Calais as its revealed nine people have died trying to flee

Dozens of migrants line the banks of the Eurotunnel site at Coquelles in Calais, as they begin another night of attempting to flee France

French police hold one migrant during the siege in Calais (left) while another makes his way along the Eurotunnel tracks at Frethun

It came as British police and border officials stepped up patrols and began lorry-to-lorry investigations in Folkestone as the chaos in Calais continued.

Police could be seen detaining several migrants close to the entrance of the tunnel yesterday before handing them over to UK border officials who will either deport them or take them to one of 12 immigration detention centres.

One witness told MailOnline: 'Police clearly had a tip off and were going lorry to lorry checking underneath and sometimes in the back of the lorries.

'Some migrants were also picked up at the Folkestone terminal. They had hidden themselves on a train through and when it stopped they tried run for it but the police were waiting for them and arrested them'.

Earlier, French police said an Egyptian man remained in a critical condition after being electrocuted when he tried to climb onto the roof of a Eurostar train in Paris, suggesting migrants may be now trying to get through the tunnel away from Calais.

So far, around 4,000 people have already tried to storm fences and jump onto trains in a bid to cross in Britain. The deadly gamble has claimed the lives of nine people, including one Sudanese migrant who was crushed by a lorry on Tuesday night.

David Cameron has been accused of losing control of the Calais crisis and leaving it to the French as panicked Gendarmerie were again overwhelmed by hundreds of desperate migrants who laid siege to the Channel Tunnel for the fourth night running.

Migrants have said that watching their friends die will not stop them trying to get to the UK with one saying: 'It's England or death'.

Last night, migrants were still easily breaching the 15 mile fence surrounding the Channel Tunnel as senior MPs, backed by hauliers, demanded the British Army should be sent in to restore order because the French authorities had 'lost control'.

Mr Cameron has blamed the crisis at Calais on the 'swarm of people' crossing the Mediterranean but Harriet Harman accused him of trying to whip people up against the migrants saying: 'He should remember he is talking about people, not insects'.

Speaking in Vietnam yesterday morning, the Prime Minister vowed to do 'everything we can' to stop people's holidays been disrupted by the chaos, adding: 'This is very testing, I accept that, because you have got a swarm of people coming across the Mediterranean, seeking a better life, wanting to come to Britain because Britain has got jobs, it's got a growing economy, it's an incredible place to live.

'But we need to protect our borders by working hand in glove with our neighbours the French and that is exactly what we are doing.'

Migrants charge at a police cordon near the Eurotunnel in Calais tonight as they begin another attempt to flee the Continent for Britain

Migrants face a police cordon by the perimeter fence of the Eurotunnel site at Coquelles in Calais, France, tonight as security is upped

French police accompany two migrants through a field near the Eurotunnel site in Frethun near Calais, northern France, earlier today

French police chase migrants who gathered near a closed petrol station in Calais in a bid to attempt to cross into the UK via the Tunnel

A migrant walks on the tracks near the Eurotunnel in Frethun near Calais, northern France, as police step up security to deal with the crisis

Migrants walk on the tracks near the Eurotunnel site in Frethun near Calais, despite police stepping up patrols to contain the situation

Hundreds of migrants are desperately trying to flee Europe and into Britain from Calais, France, as the situation continues to escalate

Dozens of migrants walk towards the Eurotunnel site in Calais as the ongoing crisis in the north of France continues to worsen each day

Migrants walk towards the Eurotunnel site at Coquelles in Calais, northern France, as its revealed more than 150 have made it to Britain

Search: Lorries are taken through the tunnel in open carriages like this one, making it easier for people to get a lift to Britain if they get on

Probe: Police and border officials have stepped up searches on the British side of the Channel after an estimated 150 people made it through in the past three days

Searches: Police in Folkestone were today going from lorry to lorry hunting for migrants who may have hidden themselves under them or inside after rushing the Channel Tunnel

UN SAYS WE'RE BEING RACIST: SENIOR OFFICIALS SPARK OUTRAGE BY CLAIMING UK'S RESPONSE IS 'XENOPHOBIC' A senior United Nations official triggered outrage yesterday by claiming that Britain’s response to the bedlam at Calais was ‘xenophobic’. Peter Sutherland, UN special representative on migration, said he was amazed by the ‘absolute nonsense’ being alleged over the scale of the crisis. He said: ‘It is exaggerated beyond belief and it is calculated to inflame tensions in regard to the number of people coming into Britain.’ Mr Sutherland – a former Irish attorney-general – is the latest in a string of UN special representatives to lecture the UK on everything from benefits policy to human rights. He told the BBC that demands for economic migrants to be kept out of the UK were ‘a xenophobic response to the issue of free movement’, adding: ‘In my opinion, the debate in the UK is grossly excessive in terms of Calais. ‘We are talking here about a number of people – a relatively small number in the context of what other countries are having to do – who are in terrible conditions and have to be dealt with by France and/or Britain.’ Tory MPs said Mr Sutherland’s comments were ‘pathetic’ and ill informed. Andrew Percy said: ‘The best response assorted do-gooders in the UN can come up with, when the Government tries to secure our border and respond to the concerns the British people have, is to accuse ministers – and by extension the public – of xenophobia. It’s pathetic.’ Whitehall insiders say Mr Sutherland remains bitter at the Government’s refusal to sign up to UN demands for each EU country to take a quota of migrants. Home Secretary Theresa May was fiercely critical of the proposal earlier this year, saying it was vital to break the link between migrants being able to get on a boat in the Med and then, once they had made it to the EU, remain for the rest of their lives. Mrs May also insists many of those making the journey are economic migrants and not genuine refugees. Mr Sutherland, 69 – who stepped down earlier this year after a lucrative 20-year career at global investment bank Goldman Sachs – insisted the people crossing the Med were ‘in the main’ genuine refugees, and Britain needs to do more to help. He said: ‘Germany last year received 175,000 asylum applications. Britain received 24,000. We are talking here about between 5,000 and 10,000 people in Calais who are living in terrible conditions. The first thing we have to do collectively is to deal with their conditions.’ In 2012, Mr Sutherland said the Government was wrong to try to reduce immigration, suggesting its policy had no basis in international law. Advertisement

It came as Nigel Farage suggested the Channel Tunnel might need to be closed permanently to stop migrants reaching Britain from Calais.

The Ukip leader said 'it is always possible isn't it' when asked if closing the link between Britain and France, either temporarily or permanently, was a possible solution to the crisis.

He also said he would 'not use language like that' after Mr Cameron described the migrants as a 'swarm' and condemned the Prime Minister's 'warm words'.

He told MailOnline: 'I am so used to everything being too little, too late from him. I need to see how we are going to stop 150 estimated illegal immigrants coming in every single night.

'And how is he going to change the process where only one in four of those who are caught are ever sent back?

'In five years of Tory government, none of this has improved. Words are fine but what is he actually going to do?'

'The Prime Minister is this morning trying to sound tough, whether he means it or not is another question.'

Earlier Mr Farage said on Good Morning Britain: 'A couple of times I've been stuck on the motorway surrounded by swarms of potential migrants to Britain.'

Labour's shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper said the Prime Minister's attempts at diplomacy with the French government 'isn't working'.

She added: 'Still not enough is being done to stop a difficult situation becoming desperate.

'We need far more action from the French Government to assess people arriving in France, to prevent people reaching Calais in the first place and to police the roads where lorries are targets.

'And that means British ministers need to be putting on maximum diplomatic pressure and working closely to get the response from France and other European countries'.

Security problems: Groups of migrants clamber over small fences close to the tunnel in Coquelles just outside Calais late yesterday as people continue to get to the UK by clinging on to trains or lorries

Pack mentality: The migrants are overwhelming police as they rush the Channel Tunnel in huge numbers last night as they desperately try to board trains knowing police are unlikely to chase them on the railway tracks

Losing battle: Heavily outnumbered French police try to stop a migrant trying to get to the Channel Tunnel yesterday and are now using tear gas to repel them. Critics demanded the Prime Minister get a grip on the situation where 4,000 have laid siege in the past three days

Overwhelmed: A panicked French policeman is on standby as huge numbers of men and women rush past trying to get access to the Channel Tunnel in Calais yesterday evening

Squalor: Migrants washing clothes and collecting water in the migrant camp known as the new Jungle in Calais as many may again try to to get to Britain tonight

Mission: Many migrants admit that they have crossed Europe to get to Calais because they have family in Britain or believe 'In England they will not send me back', one said

As the chaos continued in Calais, further south there was trouble on the roads as farmers of the FNSEA (National Federation of Agricultural Holders Unions) and the Young Farmers, dumped imported red peppers from a truck as they protested about falling food prices in Arles

Farmers shoved produce out of the back of lorries and onto the 55 motorway in Arles, southern France, during the ongoing price protests

French minister Stephane Le Foll assured the government's preference of French products, notably beef and dairy, and the 'respect of European regulations' in support of farmers and others from the agriculture sector, who have been demonstrating against falling prices

Farmers have been demonstrating against falling food prices, which they blame on foreign competition, supermarkets and distributors

PM SLAMMED IN 'SWARM' ROW David Cameron sparked a major political row today after describing hundreds of migrants in Calais as a 'swarm'. Labour's acting leader Harriet Harman said the Prime Minister should remember he is talking about 'people, not insects' as tensions mounted over the government's response to the crisis. But political opponents accused him of 'dog-whistle' politics and the Refugee Council condemned the 'awful, dehumanising language'. The row erupted after Mr Cameron sought to insist the government was taking action to deal with the crisis in Calais. Speaking in Vietnam during his south-east Asian tour, the Prime Minister said the French had sent an extra 120 police and the UK was investing in fencing and security measures at the Channel crossings in Calais and Coquelles. Acting Labour leader Harriet Harman said the Prime Minister appeared to want to whip people up against the migrants. She told BBC News: 'He should remember he is talking about people, not insects'. Labour leadership contender Andy Burnham wrote on Twitter: 'Cameron calling Calais migrants a 'swarm' is nothing short of disgraceful. Confirms there's no dog-whistle these Bullingdon Boys won't blow.' Ukip leader Nigel Farage also tried to distance himself from the term, suggesting it was part of an effort by Mr Cameron to appear 'tough' on immigration. Asked if he would use the word 'swarm', Mr Farage told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: 'No. No, I'm not seeking to use language like that. But barely an hour earlier, Mr Farage had used the term himself, telling ITV's Good Morning Britain: 'A couple of times I've been stuck on the motorway surrounded by swarms of potential migrants to Britain.' The Refugee Council described Mr Cameron's remark as 'awful, dehumanising language from a world leader'. Advertisement

On Wednesday night, a gang of around 800 to 1,000 migrants stormed the Tunnel perimeter - taking the total to almost 4,000 who got on to the tracks since Monday night - and at least 150 are known to have made it to Britain.

Authorities were only able to arrest around 300 present at the site overnight, and many are simply just returned to their camp outside Calais.

Meanwhile, there is mayhem on the British side of the Channel with thousands of lorries backed up in Kent queuing in Operation Stack. For 24 of the past 40 days, the coast-bound side of the M20 has been closed bringing misery to residents, businesses and holidaymakers.

Tory MP Andrew Percy said: 'The situation is now clearly out of control and it is clear that the current arrangements are not working and that the French are unable to guard against these infringements of our border.

'It is time we considered more radical options, including the use of the Army. The British people expect our border to be secure and the Government must do whatever it takes to achieve this.'

Former immigration minister Damian Green said the UK government had resisted the temptation to criticise the French because they could tear up the agreement which means the border is on French soil.

He told MailOnline: 'In the end it's happening in France so the French have to be the effective authority. I think the British government has taken the no-doubt sensible decision that just shouting at the French may not achieve anything.

'The single biggest protection we have is our border is in France. If the French took that away we would be seeing those scenes in Kent - although the situation is terrible at the moment it could be much worse.'

The MP for Ashford added: 'The French appear to be getting the point that this can't carry on.'They clearly have the capacity to protect the terminal if they have got the will to do so. Having said they are going to send more riot police in, we will know over the next couple of days whether they mean it or not.'

As the Port of Dover said the disruption at Calais was costing the UK £250million a day in lost trade, the Road Haulage Association said the French army should be deployed, with support from the British.

Chief executive Richard Burnett said: 'It has become clear that the French authorities in Calais simply cannot cope. This has become an untenable situation.'

Sir Gerald Howarth, a former defence minister, said: 'If we have another episode like we had last night, the authorities will have to consider closing the Tunnel. If we need to close it, we should close it. We can't go on like this.'

The Tory MP added: 'This crisis and immigration in general will dominate the EU referendum. We must take back control of immigration.'

There was also growing fury in Westminster at the inadequate response of the French, who MPs accuse of ushering the migrants towards the UK.

Former minister Tim Loughton said the French were 'culpable' for allowing migrants to storm the Tunnel in order to 'make a European problem a British problem'.

He told the BBC: 'There is no advantage and no justification for the French to allow 5,000 people with little grounds for being in the UK to gather at Calais. And when they are detained for trying to get in the Tunnel, they are let go two miles out of the town so they can try again and again and again.

'The situation is not going to improve while that nonsense carries on.'

But despite the rising anger among Tory backbenchers, Mr Cameron and Home Secretary Mrs May refused to criticise the French Government.

They are afraid that the Hollande Government might rip up treaties which allow the UK to carry out border checks on French soil.

In Vietnam, Mr Cameron – who ordered a meeting of the emergency COBRA committee yesterday after being shocked by the coverage of the chaos unfolding in Calais – advised against 'trying to point fingers of blame'.

Senior Whitehall sources last night played down prospect of the Army being deployed in either France or the UK. Instead, contingency plans are focusing on trying to ease the pressure on the M20, which had 3,600 lorries queuing on it yesterday.

The Home Office is working with the French authorities to send more of the West African migrants massed at Calais back home. This could include the use of joint removal flights. Mrs May refused to say how many migrants had entered the UK, but conceded: 'A number of people have come through. We will be dealing with anybody's asylum claim in the normal way as we always do.'

When asked if the military should be used, she said: 'This is about ensuring we get that security fencing up, it's about working with Eurotunnel to ensure we have got the best measures in place.'

France said last night it was sending extra police officers to Calais.

THE DEADLY PATH TO BRITAIN: HOW DESPERATE MIGRANTS ADMIT 'IT'S ENGLAND OR DEATH' FOR THEM AS WAVE AFTER WAVE RUSH TRAINS AND LORRIES HEADING THROUGH THE CHANNEL TUNNEL A graphic showing how the migrant camp in Calais, northern France, is on the other side of the town and every day they either walk, cycle or hitchhike a few miles to try again to sneak across into Britain. Some are also trying to Calais migrants are willing to risk their lives every day to get to Britain by jumping on to high speed trains rushing into the Channel Tunnel. Around 5,000 are living in desperate conditions in the 'New Jungle' camp outside the French town and one admitted yesterday: 'It's England of death for me' as MailOnline can reveal in detail the route they take to the Tunnel. Each night migrants walk, hitchhike and even cycle from their camps in Calais to the port, or to the Tunnel entrance, where they try to board lorries on trains. First large groups, outnumbering the police, sprint past police to try to avoid being detained. They then either climb through holes in flimsy fencing or used old clothes tied together to form a makeshift rope and climb over. Police tend to guard gates around the perimeter rather than along the fence. Onlookers say the groups who get through then scatter widely across the railway tracks, some heading towards the tunnel entrance and others towards the Eurotunnel terminal. Those who stay near the tunnel entrance will then wait for either Eurostar or Le Shuttle trains to slow down or stop to enter the tunnel. They then either fling themselves on to the side as they pass or climb on as it slows down. At the Eurotunnel terminal gangs will target lorries queuing to be loaded on to trains. A witness told MailOnline the migrants go from vehicle to vehicle trying the back doors or trying to climb under them to see if they can cling on under it. Police will sometimes pull them away but rarely remove them from the area completely, meaning they can then try again. Once on board a train the migrants either jump off as the train enters Britain and try to flee or in other cases wait to be arrested in Folkestone so they can try to claim asylum. Advertisement

Breach: Migrants were last night seen climbing over a flimsy fence near train tracks as they join hundreds of others attempting to access the Channel Tunnel near Calais

Enforcement: Home Secretary Theresa May yesterday called for an urgent security review following a meeting of the Cobra civil contingency committee as migrants stormed Calais and a new fence is also being built around the Tunnel

Incursion: As thousands of migrants are trying to get to Britain this week many admitted they are willing to die trying to get here, as this man leaps from the top of the fence to try to get close to the trains last night

Trespassing: Using clothes tied together to clamber up a fence this man managed to pull himself up and over through a gap in barbed wire in the early hours of today but some fencing has been described as being as flimsy as a chicken coop

Night attempt: A gang look for gaps or weak points in the fencing this morning as they try to get to the UK with some saying they accept it's 'England or death'

Stand-off: Migrants clash with French police today as a new attempt was made to rush to Tunnel, although in the past month nine people have been killed attempting to cross the Channel

Rush: Police chase a group through a ditch and across a dual carriageway as they fail to keep control of the chaotic situation in Calais

Overwhelmed: A police officer watches helplessly as a group of migrants trying to reach the Channel Tunnel sprint past him last night

SOCIAL SERVICES UNDER 'ENORMOUS' STRAIN AND FACE £5.5M SHORTFALL AS NUMBER OF MIGRANTS DOUBLES Social services are struggling to cope with a surge in the number of children claiming asylum in the wake of the Calais crisis, a council chief has warned. Paul Carter, leader of Kent County Council, met officials from the Home Office to highlight the impact of hundreds of minors arriving unaccompanied at the port of Dover. The number of young migrants in the local authority's care has almost doubled to 605 in the last three months, leaving it with a multi-million pound funding gap. Mr Carter said the 'massive logistical exercise' of supporting those aged under 18 who make it to the UK is putting an 'enormous strain' on children's social services. 'We've got two issues,' he said. 'One is having to contend with Operation Stack and the main arterial route the M20 being closed in both directions. 'But also, local government has statutory duties to provide care for unaccompanied minors under the age of 18 and those numbers have escalated dramatically in the last four to five weeks. 'That is connected with more migrants getting onto trains and in some cases boats and presenting at Folkestone or Dover seeking asylum. If they are under 18 we have to care and provide for them. 'About a year ago it was running at about 238 unaccompanied minors under the age of 18 that we were supporting. That is now well over 600 and rising day by day, week by week.' He said the council faces a shortfall of £5.5 million in care costs. 'We get a Government grant, but it is never quite enough to meet the total cost of supporting those young people,' he told BBC Radio 4's World at One 'Now the numbers have escalated to these very significant levels, we are really struggling to be able to support these vulnerable young people and have asked the Home Office and the Department for Eduction for additional support, with the potential to have a national dispersal system or a voluntary dispersal system with other authorities around the country, because our social services, frontline social workers, are working flat-out supporting this increase in number.' Advertisement

Brazen: A migrant crawls through a hole in a fence near near train tracks yesterday as he attempts to access the Channel Tunnel in Frethun, near Calais, France, hours after another migrant died while trying to get across

Bold: A migrant crawls through a tiny gap as dusk falls over Calais last night, before a perilous walk along a railway track to reach the Tunnel

A migrant makes his way through the tiny gap (left) to follow other people with hopes of crossing into the UK (right) despite security being stepped up

Migrants cover their faces and pull up their hoods as they enter the Channel Tunnel terminus through a hole in a fence at Calais Freuthan

Officers: France has sent in an extra 120 police officers to secure the terminals as Eurotunnel revealed it had now blocked more than 37,000 such attempts since January

Migrants who made it past the Channel Tunnel security fences at Calais yesterday head for the tunnel entrance to try to board a train to Britain. It came as MPs claimed the UK needed to send the Army in to help

Desperate: Women wrapped in scarves scramble over the fence before they try to catch a train to reach England, in Calais, France, yesterday

Migrants walk on a road outside the Eurotunnel in Calais as the authorities struggle to contain the situation where night after night groups rush the Tunnel

At least 2,200 illegal migrants have so far tried to storm the Channel Tunnel in a bid to reach Britain from France. These migrants were seen walking along tracks at the Eurotunnel terminal in Calais on Tuesday

Among the migrants was Mohammad Al-Mohammad, 26, from Aleppo, Syria, who said he graduated in English literature from the city's university before the civil war left it in ruins.

Speaking good English, he said that he wanted to carry on studying for a masters degree in the UK, where he claimed his brother was living.

He said he had walked and hitchhiked from a refugee camp in Turkey, through Greece, Macedonia, Serbia, Austria and Italy before arriving in France three months ago.

He said: 'I have tried maybe nine or 10 times to get to the tunnel but I have failed.

'I have come here for many reasons. The Syrian regime wanted me for military service.

'I graduated from the University of Aleppo after three years and Isis (Islamic State) wanted me to teach the kids (to be) jihadists and I refused.

Prime Minister David Cameron has refused to 'point fingers of blame' at the French authorities after another 1,500 illegal immigrants stormed the Tunnel

'When I graduated there was no work because of the war and in the area where I live there is no electricity, no internet, there is nothing because the war has destroyed everything.

'I am seeking peace in the United Kingdom and my brother is there. I ask the United Kingdom authorities to help me to go to him.'

Raihan Jan, 24, a clerk from eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, said that he had travelled first to Iran, then on to Turkey, Greece and Italy before arriving in Calais four days ago.

He told the Press Association: 'We heard that one guy died last night and we know it's very dangerous, but there is not another way to go the UK.

'This is the last chance that we have. We think that the economy is a little bit better in the UK so we will get a chance to have documents and some work.

'Life in our villages is very difficult, we can't live there. I lost an uncle and we lost all our property and home in the war, everything was destroyed.

'I heard that it is also difficult there in the UK but we will try. We are going to try again tonight because last night there were no trains.'

Ahmadi Mahmood is currently living on the makeshift migrant camp just outside Calais - known as 'The Jungle' - in a bid to keep his dream of returning to London alive.

The 21-year-old, who claims he worked as a mechanic for U.S. troops before fleeing war-torn Afghanistan, was deported from the UK to Italy a month ago.

His journey first began five years ago when he decided that his work for the Americans had made him a marked man in his native Nangarhar province. He walked over the border to Iran before moving on to Turkey, Greece, Italy, Belgium, France and finally England.

Arriving in London, he found work in a butcher's in Brixton Market, in the south of the capital, and people that treated him 'like a son'.

He said it meant a lot to him considering he lost his mother when he was born and is not sure whether his father is dead or alive.

He said: 'I have dear friends in Brixton, a lot of English people, they are like my family. They call me all the time but I can't go there.

'In England you get everything easily. Here in Europe I can go everywhere because I have refugee document for three years. But I don't get job or school in Europe, just in England.'

Ahmadi says that a month ago the UK Border Agency informed him that he was being deported to Italy, where he first obtained refugee status.

He was taken to a police station and identified before ending up in the Dover Immigration Removal Centre to await a flight to Rome.

'It's a prison,' he said of the complex located in Dover's historic citadel in the town's Western Heights fortifications.

'At 8pm they close the door and you can't go out. Just in a small room two persons, it's small like my tent, for 12 hours.'

But none of the hardships have stopped the young man from hoping he can get back into England.

Since making his way back to France, he has tried four times to get onto a train or a lorry at the freight terminal in Coquelles.

'I am going to keep trying, I have to keep trying,' he said.

No fear: Migrants say they do not fear the police or the dangerous route to Britain because of the dangerous countries they have come from

Breakthrough: Migrants who managed to rush the police road block outside the Eurotunnel site run towards the boarding area

Battle: Last night around 800 to 1,000 people tried to get past police but only around one in three were arrested in the chaos

WHAT HAPPENS NEXT: HOW THE UK DEALS WITH MIGRANTS ARRIVING FROM CALAIS THROUGH THE TUNNEL How many migrants are in Calais? Around 5,000 people are now thought to be there which is double the number estimated last autumn. Where have they come from? Most are thought to have arrived from countries including Eritrea, Syria, Afghanistan, Somalia and Sudan. How many migrants are making it across the Channel? There have been 4000 attempts to get to the tunnel since Monday. Up to 148 people are thought to have reached Britain. Since the beginning of June more than 400 immigrants have been found hiding in vehicles by British police. That is 15 times the number recorded for the rest of the year. Eurotunnel said it has blocked 37,000 migrants trying to make their way to Britain this year. What happens if they are stopped before they leave Calais? Any migrants who are stopped before attempting to cross are the responsibility of the French. What happens to them if they reach the UK? If illegal immigrants are discovered by police or border force officers there is first a criminal investigation. If the police are not needed the matter is passed on to the home office Then what happens? If immigration officers decide individuals are in the UK illegal and they do not claim asylum they are served with removal notice papers. They can either be detained or bailed before deportation Where are they detained? Most people arriving from Calais go to the immigration removal centre in Dover, Kent, but there are 12 centres around the UK in total. What if someone claims asylum? Immigrants who want to stay in the UK as a refugee can apply for asylum. There were 25,020 asylum applications in the 12 months to March 2015. Advertisement

July 2015: A snapshot of the chaos across the South East as police say: We just cannot cope

By Stephen Wright

Police cannot cope with the number of illegal immigrants who are piling out of lorries at motorway services, a crime commissioner warned yesterday.

Kevin Hurley, who is the Police and Crime Commissioner for Surrey, said the Calais migrant crisis was placing a huge strain on resources and putting public safety at risk.

He revealed that 156 suspected illegal immigrants had been detained at one M25 services alone in the past three months, but scores more had escaped before police could hold them. He added that he was in ‘no doubt’ that thousands more have vanished after jumping off lorries at motorway services across the South East, particularly those on the M25 and linked motorways.

‘This is an escalating problem and the police cannot cope,’ the former Scotland Yard commander told the Mail. ‘The public are being put at risk as a result of this complete failure to secure our borders. It is a national scandal.

Police discover a group of 12 suspected illegal immigrants hiding in the back of a haulage lorry travelling northbound on the M20, Kent

‘There is also a terrorism risk here, as many of the people coming here are from places of interest to the security services such as Algeria, Iraq and Syria. Who is to say they are not terrorists themselves?’ Meanwhile a council chief warned that social services are struggling to deal with a surge in the number of migrant children claiming asylum after arriving alone at Dover.

The head of Kent County Council said the number of young migrants in the authority’s care has almost doubled to 605 in the past three months, leaving it with a £5.5million funding shortfall.

Kent Police refused to reveal how many illegal immigrants have been detained at motorway services in its area, saying the Home Office was the ‘lead agency’ on immigration issues. The Home Office said it did not have the necessary data to comment.

But Mr Hurley said that Kent Police ‘have obviously got a problem because they are not answering the questions’.

He also said Home Secretary Theresa May should take ‘full responsibility’ for the fiasco, adding: ‘Anyone who looks at the current debacle of protecting our borders probably shares the same exasperation as me.

These two men, believed to be from Iran, were caught hiding in the back of a lorry in Ashford, Kent, yesterday and detained by police

‘On a regular basis our police officers are taken away from protecting the public to mop up hoards of illegal migrants.’ Mr Hurley revealed how Surrey Police have caught a total of 156 people piling out of lorries at Cobham services on the M25, including 20 in the most recent incident alone. In the town of Redhill, he said another 16 had ‘gone on the run’ in an industrial park.

‘No one knows how many are missing,’ he added. ‘Given that this takes out virtually half of the 999 response capability of the county and ties up our nine prisoner vans for hours, along with dogs and the helicopter, to say nothing of the county’s cells, this is now a threat to my residents.

‘We can’t respond to their needs or patrol adequately. What really concerns me though, is terrorism. It is clear that we are missing thousands of people.’

Paul Carter, leader of Kent council, said the ‘massive logistical exercise’ of supporting those under 18 who make it to the UK was putting an ‘enormous strain’ on children’s social services.

He told the BBC councils have a duty to care for minors who arrive unaccompanied at Dover, adding that numbers have ‘escalated dramatically in the last four to five weeks’ and are ‘rising day by day, week by week’.

How the Calais crisis is effecting the British side: Thousands of lorries still backed up for miles on M20 in Kent as part of Operation Stack bringing misery to residents, businesses and holidaymakers

Operation Stack will now continue indefinitely, bringing misery to residents, businesses and holidaymakers because of the chaos in Calais.

For 24 of the past 40 days, the coast bound side of the M20 has been closed, with drivers facing delays of up to 18 hours to try and enter the Tunnel.

Police have said that the current chaos is likely to continue into the weekend, providing no respite for residents or Kent businesses which are estimated to be losing £1.5million a day.

The tourism industry is paying a heavy price, too, with Leeds Castle, Dover Castle and Canterbury Cathedral all reporting a drastic drop in visitor numbers.

Meanwhile in Britain.... Trucks again line up as far as the eye can see on the M20 in Kent today as part of Operation Stack, which forces freight vehicles to park on the motorway and wait to be loaded on to ships and trains to France

Stacked: Police have said the mayhem on the M20 in Kent, pictured today, is likely to continue into the weekend, providing no respite for those who live and work in the county. Businesses in the area are estimated to be losing £1.5million a day

Lorries were backed up again today after plans to introduce a contraflow system to ease the burden on the county were ruled out because of safety fears. There were around 3,600 lorries caught up last night alone

Kent Police said yesterday that Operation Stack is expected to last into the weekend.

Highways England rejected the idea of a temporary contraflow system yesterday over concerns about safety.

Freight operatives say that goods are having to be destroyed if migrants have been near them

But a spokesman said they would continue to 'urgently review' other options to ease the congestion.

Kent residents have suffered almost constantly for the last six weeks. This is an 'unprecedented' use of the tactic, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA).

'It's been a huge inconvenience before' said the FTA's south east policy head Natalie Chapman.

'But the people of Kent and the haulage companies put up with it because it's just for a short time. This year has changed that though.'

Home Secretary Theresa May, who yesterday chaired a Cobra meeting about the crisis, said Operation Stack is being reviewed as it was causing 'real problems' for Kent residents.

She said: 'I know people living in Kent and British holiday makers and road hauliers are facing real issues. The meeting was focusing on making sure we are doing everything we can to reduce the disruption people are feeling.'

Meanwhile life saving drugs destined to help NHS patients in Britain are having to be destroyed over fears they could have been contaminated due to migrants in crisis-torn Calais to get to Britain, it has been claimed.

Pharmaceuticals and medical supplies produced on the continent bound for UK hospitals are being rejected by British suppliers if it is known that migrants have clambered over the cargo after getting into a truck.

It has already been revealed that tonnes of fruit and veg and other valuable goods have been wasted due to fears over contamination by migrants breaking into the back of trailers on roads leading to the Port of Calais and the Channel Tunnel.

But now the Freight Transport Association says it has been told by haulage firms that hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of drugs - including cancer treatments - are also being destroyed.

The FTA says if drugs and supplies bound for Britain's hospitals are in the same vehicle as even one migrant, they have to be written off for fear of contamination.

Deputy Chief Executive at the FTA, James Hookham said: 'Even very high security vehicles including drugs and medical supplies are being compromised.

'Any violation of any cargo renders the whole vehicle unusable and it will not be accepted, it is a tragic shame and not something you want to hear, but no one, and rightly so, will take the risk.

'The goods may look fine on the outside and the inner packaging, but who is going to make that call to say if they are safe once contaminated?'