France Clears ‘the Jungle’, Thousands of Migrants to Be Relocated

Thousands of immigrants from Afghanistan, Syria and Eritrea bid goodbye to their dream of reaching Britain.

Thousands of immigrants were forced to vacate ‘the Jungle’ camp in Calais after the French authorities began dismantling it. (Photo: Reuters)

Crew in hard hats and orange jumpsuits on Tuesday started dismantling a makeshift camp in France that has become a symbol of Europe's migrant crisis while thousands of people remained there waiting to be relocated.

The workers used their gloved hands to tear down flimsy plywood shelters, tarp-covered huts and other temporary buildings at the camp in the port city of Calais known as ‘The Jungle'. Construction dumpsters and trucks carted off the debris.

The demolition took place under the watch of police officers as authorities are emptying the camp of an estimated 6,300 people who have been living there, down from a peak of 10,000 this summer.

Earlier in the day, police were deployed to keep order among young migrants as French authorities entered the second day of a planned week-long mass evacuation and closure of the camp.

Video Editor: Mohd Irshad Alam