Calais refugees ordered to leave in 3 days
Many refugees living in a part of a camp on the outskirts of Calais known as the Jungle have been told to leave in the next three days or face eviction.
Under the new expulsion order by the French government, 800-1,000 people have been told to remove their makeshift homes and possessions by Tuesday, or they will be forcibly removed by police. Some local sources say this figure could be considerably higher.
The temporary structures in the camp are set to be razed as part of efforts to clear regions of the camp next to a motorway leading to the port, where there have been clashes with police.
Last month, a top official in France’s northern Pas-de-Calais region Fabienne Buccio announced plans to move people to heated shipping containers elsewhere in the camp and centers around France.
“It’s time to tell the migrants of Calais who live in undignified conditions and give Calais an image that isn’t dignified either, that we have a solution for each of you,” he said.
The refugees, many of whom from Syria and Iraqi have insist they wanted to stay in their tents despite poor living conditions.
Eight associations working in the camp, including Doctors of the World, have warned that the alternative accommodation is not suitable.
Around 4,000 refugees currently live in the Jungle, many of whom are hoping to travel to Britain. There are about 440 children living in the camp, 291 of whom without their parents.
The government of British Prime Minister David Cameron is under immense pressure to allow children stuck in the camp to enter the UK.
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