women and children were crammed into a rubber dingh yeshgs. refugees have been evicted by their makeshift camp in northern france. the southern half of the camp has been dismantled. it has been home to thousands of migrants hoping to reach the u.k. >> reporter: as workmen and the bulldozers moved in to try to clear the camp, so too did those trying to stop them. attempts were made to start pulling down makeshift shelters and anger boiled over. activists and some refugees and migrants reat all yatd targeting the police. throwing stones and setting fire to part of the camp. police used tear gas and water canyon to try to push-- cannon to try to push them back. >> translation: you can see the protesters didn't hesitate to set fire to tents and shelterss or to throw stones at the police. it is not acceptable. >> reporter: the camp or jungle as it has become known is home to several thousand refugees and migrants, many ending up in calais hoping it will become a gateway to britain. the u.k., though, wants to keep them out. so men, women and childre