Jungle ‘is ready to blow’ as UK than we thought?

TWO Afghans were stabbed yesterday in a clash between rival migrant gangs in Calais trying to board lorries bound for the UK.

The men, in their early 20s, were part of a larger group confronted by Sudanese migrants in The Jungle camp. They are in a serious condition in hospital, one with a wound to an artery in his neck.

Witnesses said fight was over positions the gangs occupy at the roadside during nightly attempts to leap on to lorries heading to Britain. Hundreds, many armed with chainsaws and knives, blockade the main road into the French port each night with burning tyres and trees, forcing drivers to stop.

Aid workers say The Jungle is a ‘pressure cooker waiting to blow’. Its population has soared from 4,500 in June to almost 10,000, causing tensions between nationalities and meaning that food often runs out before everyone can get a meal. Last week

a Sudanese migrant was stabbed to death and another suffered serious head injuries in clashes with Afghan men.

Lorry drivers say they fear they will be killed by migrants who are displaying a new ruthless determination to get to Britain. Belgian haulage firm boss Eric Mattheeuws said: ‘I’m begging someone to help us because our drivers are in real danger. It’s getting worse and worse and worse. The migrants are get- ting more and more aggressive. Some even jump from bridges on to lorries.’

British holidaymakers returning from the Continent face further chaos next week as French shopkeepers, businessmen and farmers are threatening to blockade the motorway into Calais in protest at The Jungle.

They plan to form a human chain across the road from Monday and vow to continue their protest until the camp is shut.