calais is am to hundreds hoping to cross the english channel into the u.k. phil lavelle has this . >> reporter: from before dawn they are out looking hoping to find a lorry to sneak on to, bound for britain. first light brings the first attempt of the day. some get through, most fail, but they'll be back tomorrow. it's not much, it's home, at least for now. >> reporter: escanda will not show his face, but shows us the tent in a slum on the edge of calais. the dream - smuggle himself to the u.k. he tried five times this week. to achieve it he has to contend with the nightmare of this camp. there's no option. >> in my life, it's the first time i faced this problem, like africa and being in the jungle. it's not a normal human being. we cook here, everything. everything here is going our way. we don't have enough water to wash our bodies. i have washed my body after a week. >> reporter: this was the jungle as the migrants that used to camp here called it. it is deserted, called out by the authorities, directing all inhabitants to this patch of land, bringing the