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France: Calais 'Jungle' burns to ashes after camp cleared out by authorities
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28.10.2016
Fires continued to rage at the now-deserted "Jungle" refugee camp in Calais on Friday morning.
Fire-fighters have had to tackle several blazes since authorities began demolishing the camp five days ago.
Around 10,000 refugees and migrants used to live in the camp, in the hope they would eventually make their way from Calais to the UK. However the British government so far has only accepted has 274 children out of the thousands of hopeful refugees. Nonetheless, the French government started to dismantle the camp without the necessary alternative accommodation for 10,000 refugees being available, leaving hundreds of people, including minors, without shelter.
Former Jungle inhabitants are supposed to get relocated to some 300 different sites across France, but according to campaigners many ended up sleeping rough for the second night in a row.
Fire-fighters have had to tackle several blazes since authorities began demolishing the camp five days ago.
Around 10,000 refugees and migrants used to live in the camp, in the hope they would eventually make their way from Calais to the UK. However the British government so far has only accepted has 274 children out of the thousands of hopeful refugees. Nonetheless, the French government started to dismantle the camp without the necessary alternative accommodation for 10,000 refugees being available, leaving hundreds of people, including minors, without shelter.
Former Jungle inhabitants are supposed to get relocated to some 300 different sites across France, but according to campaigners many ended up sleeping rough for the second night in a row.
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