WATCH: Furious migrants TORCH Calais Jungle camp as tensions erupt during eviction
ANGRY scenes saw migrants set tents ablaze in Calais as they furiously resisted eviction from The Jungle.
The Calais Jungle: Migrants burn down their own camp
French rot police were called in to tackle the carnage, as refugees also attempted to make one last dash for the UK, attempting to cling on to trucks.
Scenes of chaos reigned at the Eurotunnel near the northern French port town as security forces used tear gas to disperse hundreds of refugees.
Plumes of smoke were seen near the notorious migrant camp after as more than 300 migrants rioted.
Scenes of chaos have broken out in Calais as French authorities demolish part of the Jungle
Angry migrants were heard shouting "f*** you" and cheering as the tents burned.
It came as the migrants realised they were being evicted from their makeshift homes in the Calais Jungle.
More than a 1,000 migrants have been ordered to leave the wasteland which is full of tents, mud and rubbish because the French government says the sprawling migrant camp has grown too close to the adjacent motorway.
Riot police guard lorries travelling to the UK
Flames at the Calais migrant camp last night
France: Diggers forge path to Calais refugee camp ahead of demolition
Riot police were deployed to disperse hundreds of migrants trying to board lorries
Unrest broke out in the shanty town on Monday after bulldozers began demolishing the makeshift camp and authorities tried to move residents into new accommodation.
French authorities want to create a 100-metre buffer zone between the Calais camp and the bordering motorway to protect thousands of lorries from migrant attacks as they try to board trucks heading for Britain.
Security forces used tear gas to disperse hundreds of refugees trying to board UK-bound lorries
France has spent £20m on shipping containers, each kitted out with bunk beds, heating and electricity in a bid to dismantle the squalid shanty town for good.
Diggers under heavy police guard began demolishing sections of the Jungle thought to be home to an estimated 1,500 people.
But chaos erupted after migrants refused to move as they feel it will ruin their chances of crossing the English Channel.
Many are calling the new accommodation a "prison" surrounded by fences where migrants have to give their finger print to enter.
Many migrants have refused to move as they think it will ruin their chances of reaching the UK
Hundreds of refugees tried to board lorries
Around 5,000 migrants from countries including Syria, Iraq and Eritrea are currently staying in the Calais jungle.
Riot police used tear gas to disperse migrants