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Hollande hails success of Calais camp evacuation

French President Francois Hollande has called this week's evacuation of the squalid Calais Jungle camp a success as he vowed the country would not accept the emergence of any more makeshift migrant camps.
World • 29 Oct 16

Concern for children as Calais camp cleared

French government officials have declared the operation to clear the Calais 'Jungle' camp a success despite charities on the ground reporting that hundreds of child refugees had been left unregistered and with nowhere to go.
News • 26 Oct 16

Bulldozers move in at Calais 'Jungle' camp

Workers have started bulldozing the Calais "Jungle" camp as thousands of migrants and refugees were taken by bus to their new homes.
News • 25 Oct 16

France plans to gradually dismantle Calais Jungle

The "Jungle" camp in the northern French town of Calais, home to thousands of migrants hoping to reach Britain, will be gradually dismantled, the country's interior minister has said.
World • 02 Sep 16

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