A man has been killed as at least 1,500 migrants tried to enter the Channel Tunnel in Calais on Tuesday night, according to French Police.
It follows a pledge from David Cameron that the UK government will do everything it can to combat the crisis.
Speaking as the UK confirmed an extra £7m funding for new fencing at the terminal, the prime minister said the situation was "very concerning".
Over 2,000 people tried to get into the terminal on Monday night.
The man who died on Tuesday night was Sudanese, aged between 25 and 30, according to the France Info website. He is said to have been hit by a lorry.
The incident caused serious delays to Eurotunnel train services - with passengers held up for about an hour on the British side and 30 minutes on the French side on Tuesday, French news agency AFP reported.
Kent Police reintroduced Operation Stack following the incident, leading to long delays for lorries on sections of the M20 near the Channel Tunnel.
A spokesman for Eurotunnel - which manages and operate Channel Tunnel services - said migrant incursions were now "an almost nightly occurrence". It is an issue for the government to "sort out", the spokesman said.
"We need them to stop the migrant flow from Calais but it appears to be too much for them to handle," he added.
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