Calais 'Jungle': Demolition crews pull down migrant camp

[Disir]

Crews have begun dismantling the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais with sledgehammers as its inhabitants leave by coach for other parts of France.

Workers in hard hats and orange jumpsuits pulled down unoccupied tents and shacks by hand.

More than 4,000 people have now been moved away from the camp since the evictions started on Monday.

The Jungle has become a key symbol of Europe's migration crisis, home to some 7,000 residents in squalid conditions.

The operation to close the camp has been largely peaceful so far, but concerns remain that some migrants will refuse to give up their attempts to cross the Channel to the UK.
Calais 'Jungle': Demolition crews pull down migrant camp - BBC News

Only 3,000 left to go. They are burning the shacks.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Crews have begun dismantling the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais with sledgehammers as its inhabitants leave by coach for other parts of France.

Workers in hard hats and orange jumpsuits pulled down unoccupied tents and shacks by hand.

More than 4,000 people have now been moved away from the camp since the evictions started on Monday.

The Jungle has become a key symbol of Europe's migration crisis, home to some 7,000 residents in squalid conditions.

The operation to close the camp has been largely peaceful so far, but concerns remain that some migrants will refuse to give up their attempts to cross the Channel to the UK.
Calais 'Jungle': Demolition crews pull down migrant camp - BBC News

Only 3,000 left to go. They are burning the shacks.

More than 4,000 people have now been moved away from the camp since the evictions started on Monday.

They moved them across France, instead of moving them back to their country of origin.

 

[Disir]

Crews have begun dismantling the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais with sledgehammers as its inhabitants leave by coach for other parts of France.

Workers in hard hats and orange jumpsuits pulled down unoccupied tents and shacks by hand.

More than 4,000 people have now been moved away from the camp since the evictions started on Monday.

The Jungle has become a key symbol of Europe's migration crisis, home to some 7,000 residents in squalid conditions.

The operation to close the camp has been largely peaceful so far, but concerns remain that some migrants will refuse to give up their attempts to cross the Channel to the UK.
Calais 'Jungle': Demolition crews pull down migrant camp - BBC News

Only 3,000 left to go. They are burning the shacks.

More than 4,000 people have now been moved away from the camp since the evictions started on Monday.

They moved them across France, instead of moving them back to their country of origin.

Yep and if they truly wanted them not to go to England then they would get them out of France. They have some kids going to England but, that's because of the Dubs amendment.

 

[waltky]

Migrants burned out of their 'jungle' camp...

Calais 'Jungle' children with nowhere to sleep
Wed, 26 Oct 2016 - Several hundred migrants remain inside the "Jungle" camp in Calais, BBC reporters at the scene say, despite French officials claiming the camp is now empty.

Hundreds of migrants remain at the Calais "Jungle" camp, including some 200 minors without beds. About 200 unaccompanied minors have been left with nowhere to sleep, our Europe reporter Gavin Lee says. Some 30 of them have been offered housing in a warehouse, but the situation for the rest remains unclear. They are said to be becoming increasingly desperate. Nearly 5,600 people have been moved to reception centres since Monday, the government said in a statement (in French), including about 1,500 unaccompanied minors being housed in an on-site container camp. Demolition crews are continuing to clear tents and shelters from the area amid smouldering fires reportedly set by departing migrants.

Migrants stand on a hill overlooking the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, northern France, as smoke rises​

Fabienne Buccio, the prefect of Pas-de-Calais, said it was "mission accomplished" for the operation. The camp has become a key symbol of Europe's migration crisis, with its residents desperate to reach the UK. Dorothy Sang of Save the Children earlier told the BBC that hundreds of children had not been able to register and enter the area for minors. "When there were fires raging in the camp, the camp was cleared, but the registration process for children was closed, and the containers were full. So there was literally nowhere for children to go," she said. Many had run away, she added, and their whereabouts were unknown.

The UK Home Office said that French authorities were responsible for "all children in Calais during the clearance operation - including those being assessed for possible transfer to the UK". It was responding to a letter from Baroness Sheehan to Home Secretary Amber Rudd expressing her "extreme anger" after having seen some 100 mostly teenage boys being denied access to a processing centre on Tuesday night. About 1,500 unaccompanied minors are being housed on-site in a temporary shelter made up of modified shipping containers, according to a charity caring for them. Pierre Henry of France Terre d'Asile said the accommodation was full.

The scene at Calais - Gavin Lee, BBC News Europe reporter