GETTY/ REUTERS 2,000 migrants will be evicted from the Jungle today

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Riot police are on standby ready to clear the makeshift camp in Calais, which is home to some 7,000 migrants. Up to 2,000 migrants have been ordered to leave with thousands of refugees seen carrying their belongings across the wasteland in recent days. There have been scenes of chaos as refugees hurry to pack their belongings before the eviction begins.

But it’s by no means the end of the road for the migrant army desperate to enter Britain. The French government merely says the sprawling Jungle Camp has grown too close to the adjacent motorway and that it needs to be downsized for security reasons. The authorities have offered refugees heated accommodation in shipping containers. A number have refused to move, for fear of ruining their chances of claiming asylum in Britain. The makeshift city, which boasts a nightclub, places of worship and restaurants, is being dismantled.

ROB PINNEY/LNP Riot police prepare to enter the camp

AFP GETTY Riot police watch as a bulldozer clears part of the Jungle

AFP GETTY A bulldozer clears a part of the Jungle

Wooden huts, flimsy tarpaulin and containers covered in graffiti are being burned ahead of the clearing. The new camp is surrounded by fences, which some refugees claim will put a stop to their nightly attempts to reach Britain. Riot police are standing on guard to deal with any opposition.

Evicted Calais migrants sleep rough in Paris Wed, August 3, 2016 Hundreds of migrants evicted from the Calais Jungle camp sleep rough in Paris. Play slideshow Caters News Agency 1 of 191 Calais camp is dismantled as resident set fires and throw stones at Police

REUTERS Aerial view of the Jungle camp

ROB PINNEY/LNP Fires burn in an Afghan section of the camp

AFP GETTY Hemn, a Kurd migrant, keeps warm next to a fire as the Jungle is cleared

Violent clashes between riot police and migrants have become commonplace in the lawless port town. Around 150 migrants arrive in Calais every day after making their way through Europe. A similar camp has been set up in Dunkirk, authorised by the French government, and run with the help of Medecins sans Frontieres.

GETTY Refugees pack up their belongings