
Sheltering from the rain and wading through mud, these pictures show the worsening conditions migrants are facing in Calais as it emerged that the number of refugees camping in the town has doubled to 6,000.

Officials say the figure has jumped up by around 3,000 in the past three weeks alone with hundreds more migrants joining the sprawl of tents and shanties around the north coast port.

Local authorities say they are struggling to strike a balance between providing for the refugees and applying French law.

Mud bath: The number of migrants camping in and around Calais has doubled to 6,000 according to authorities in the north coast town

Tracks between the tents and wooden huts assembled by the migrants have been reduced to muddy swamps amid worsening weather conditions

Shelter: In the 'jungle' of camps, inhabitants say their lives are being made harder because of unseasonably cool temperatures for October

Pas-de-Calais department prefect Fabienne Buccio said: 'I do not know what comes next, but 6,000 is a maximum.'

The figure was revealed as it emerged that two more suspected migrants had died trying to reach Britain from France within the space of two days.

The body of one person was found by tracks at the Channel Tunnel's terminal in Coquelles, northern France, at around 1am UK-time this morning.

And at 7am on Wednesday another suspected migrant died after being struck on the M20 motorway in Kent, between junctions 8 and 9, Kent Police said.

Meanwhile, Hungary revealed today that it is to close its border with Croatia, where it has built a razor-wire fence, in order to stop the free flow of migrants.

TWO MORE SUSPECTED MIGRANTS DIE IN JUST TWO DAYS TRYING TO REACH BRITAIN FROM FRANCE The body of one person was found by tracks at the Channel Tunnel's terminal in Coquelles, northern France, at around 1am UK-time this morning Two suspected migrants have died trying to reach Britain from France within the space of two days. The body of one person was found by tracks at the Channel Tunnel's terminal in Coquelles, northern France, at around 1am UK-time this morning. And at 7am on Wednesday another suspected migrant died after being struck on the M20 motorway in Kent, between junctions 8 and 9, Kent Police said. It brings to at least 15 the number of migrants who have died in or near the tunnel since the start of the cross-Channel migrant crisis at the beginning of the summer. Channel Tunnel operator Eurotunnel said the latest death highlighted again the grave risks linked to trying to cross the Channel illegally A Eurotunnel spokesman said: 'At around 1am UK-time a person was found unconscious beside the tracks on the terminal in France. 'The emergency services attended immediately and declared the person dead. This is another terribly sad incident at a personal level which Eurotunnel deeply regrets. 'Eurotunnel reiterates the serious dangers of trying to cross the Channel illegally.' Passengers from Folkestone were told to expect two-hour delays. There was a 30-minute wait for passengers travelling from the Calais end. Advertisement

Following a meeting of the national security cabinet, foreign minister Peter Szijjarto said that 'the Hungarian-Croatian green border will be closed from midnight'.

Hungary clamped down on its border with Serbia with a similar barrier on September 15. Since then, migrants have been taking a detour through Croatia to reach Hungary.

More than 383,000 migrants have entered Hungary this year, nearly all passing through on their way to Germany and other destinations further west in the EU.

A stable number of more than 3,000 migrants fleeing war and poverty in North Africa, the Middle East and elsewhere have been camped around Calais over summer.

Sudanese migrant Muhammad poses in front of his tent in the 'New Jungle' makeshift camp as unseasonably cool temperatures arrive in Calais

Moussa, a migrant from Darfour, stands in front of his shelter. Wind and rain has worsened conditions in the camp in recent days

Officials say the number of migrants camping in Calais has jumped from around 3,000 in the past three weeks alone with hundreds joining the sprawl of tents and shanties around the north coast port

In August, France announced plans to build a camp this winter for as many as 1,500 migrants. But reports since then say the numbers living rough around the port city have swelled well beyond this figure

At least 15 have died in or near the tunnel since the start of the cross-Channel migrant crisis at the beginning of the summer.

In the 'jungle' of camps, inhabitants say falling temperatures are making life harder, even though some tents appeared to have given way to more wooden structures and make-shift shops and services than there were in June.

'It's so difficult here. We have no electricity, no water. It's very cold so we sleep with our clothes and rain coats. We stay in our tents with sleeping bags and blankets. So many people are getting a cold,' said a man who gave his name as Kazhen, 27, from Kurdistan.

Ibrahim, 25, from Iraq, has made a home with his wife and children, aged six and five, in a caravan.

A migrants walks past a tent with graffiti reading 'Let's go England' in the Jungle. Tents are increasingly giving way to more wooden structures and make-shift shops and services

Hungary revealed today that it is to close its border with Croatia, where it has built a razor-wire fence, in order to stop the free flow of migrants. Refugees are pictured walking to the border with Hungary after arriving by train at Botovo, Croatia today

'It's slowly, slowly starting to become colder and I don't know what are their plans, these people, because if it starts snowing, most of the people, they're going to start coughing and getting sick and probably dying in that jungle,' he said.

In August, France announced plans to build a camp this winter for as many as 1,500 migrants. But reports since then say the numbers living rough around the port city have swelled well beyond this figure.

European leaders have struggled to find a practical answer to the surge of people arriving at their borders, and Calais is just one of the flashpoints.