Thousands of residents and truck drivers stage massive protest over "Jungle" camp

Hauliers say they are constantly attacked by migrants trying to reach UK

They plan to block A16 road leading to Calais port

British holidaymakers warned of "travel chaos" caused by blockades

Calais mayor Natacha Bouchart - "The situation has become unbearable"

We'll keep blocking Calais unless Britain stops fining us over migrants, say French truckers

Thousands of angry Calais residents, lorry drivers and farmers blockaded the Channel Tunnel and ferry port on Monday to demand the demolition of the sprawling “Jungle” migrants’ camp, blamed for rising insecurity.

Tractors and lorries blocked the main route to the tunnel entrance, the A16 motorway, and the road to the ferry terminal, causing severe delays for holidaymakers and goods vehicles.

The people of Calais are furious that the motorway has become a no-go area at night because of a surge in attacks on vehicles and motorists by increasingly aggressive migrants and people-smugglers, often armed with clubs, knives or chainsaws.

Some migrants rocks or bottles at cars to cause crashes in an attempt to divert attention from people stowing away in vehicles bound for Britain.

Nicolas Sarkozy, the former conservative president, now campaigning to return to power, demanded that Britain open a detention centre for migrants on its territory.

He said that, if elected next year, he would “travel to London the next day” to negotiate over the migrants. He stopped short of saying that British border controls in France should be moved back to the UK.