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Marauding gangs attempted to storm the motorwaey leading to the port as the crisis in the town spirals out of control. Refugees lit fires and barricaded the road as they tried to ambush traffic heading to the ferry terminal. The chaos forced traffic to a standstill for over an hour as heavily armed officers desperately battled to restore order.

STEVE REIGATE Riot police fired tear gas into the notorious Calais “Jungle” yesterday

The tense stand off saw riot police in body armour and carrying shields fire tear gas into the shantytown as balaclava-clad refugees taunted them. One officer said: “This is happening regularly - the migrants try to get on to the motorway.” The Daily Express was able to capture the striking images after being caught in the gridlock just a mile from the docks.

STEVE REIGATE The tense stand off saw riot police in body armour and carrying shields fire tear gas into the camp

Evacuation of Calais migrant camp Tue, June 21, 2016 A growing number of migrants seeking to reach Britain are trying to leave from the Belgium and France. Here are some of the scenes from the Calais migrant crisis in France... Play slideshow Photoshot 1 of 83 Mirants clash with police in Calais

The shocking scenes sparked fears of a fresh wave of violence as British families return home after their summer holidays. Over the weekend the A16 and A216 motorways leading to the ferry port will be clogged with thousands of vehicles. The shocking incident was one of a number of similar events around Calais staged by migrants in recent weeks.

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STEVE REIGATE The shocking scenes sparked fears of a fresh wave of violence as British families return home

UK-bound cars and lorries have been pelted with rocks and missiles in as the lawlessness gripping the area reaches new lows.

They are determined people who will take desperate measures to get to the UK Chris Yarsley

There are now thought to be 10,000 migrants living in the Jungle desperate to sneak into the UK. Overstretched police are struggling to cope with the growing population with refugees outnumbering them 10 to one.

STEVE REIGATE UK taxpayers have spent £63million helping French authorities try to secure the port and Eurotunnel

British taxpayers have spent £63million helping French authorities try to secure the port and Eurotunnel. Work on a 13ft concrete wall to flank the road approaching the ferry terminal is due to start this month. Chris Yarsley, of the Freight Transport Association, said: “Although the wall will be an initial deterrent it does not tackle the root of the problem in Calais. It is merely a sticking plaster as the migrants are determined people who will take desperate measures to get to the UK and a wall alone will not stop them. “The FTA has been calling on the French authorities to move the Jungle away from the port for nearly two years and still nothing has been done. Until proper processes to identify genuine asylum seekers are introduced this situation will not change but only get worse.”

AFP • GETTY Aid workers estimate the Jungle population is now over 9,000