French gendarmes stand on the side of the road to prevent migrants from approaching lorries on the road leading to the ferry port in Calais, northern France, on August 5, 2015. Britain and France were to announce a new “command and control centre” on August 20 for tackling smuggling gangs in Calais, where thousands of migrants desperate to cross the Channel are living in slum-like conditions. AFP PHOTO / PHILIPPE HUGUEN