#CalaisJungle now. 6 shelters on fire.Police prevented our teams from putting fire out early #thisisnothumanitarian pic.twitter.com/TVo6xGuvvJ
— HelpRefugeesUK (@HelpRefugeesUK) March 1, 2016
Other migrants sat on the roofs of their shelters in a bid to stop police from tearing them down.
One particularly dramatic scene saw a migrant woman apparently threaten to slit her own wrists while standing on the roof of her own shelter. Police soon reached the woman as protesters yelled in the background.
SHOCKING VIDEO FROM #CalaisJungle. Young couple beaten by police. Woman allegedly pregnant. #ThisIsNotHumanitarian https://t.co/WsCNI5dDwu
— HelpRefugeesUK (@HelpRefugeesUK) March 1, 2016
Demolition teams, riot police clear Calais Jungle migrant shacks. No Border activists in roof protest #CalaisJungle pic.twitter.com/RI0BPHLxuQ
— Rory Mulholland (@mulhollandrory) March 1, 2016