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Tuesday, November 1, 2016

Calais migrant camp demolition completed Monday Oct 31,2016

The final shelters at the Calais migrant camp have been demolished, bringing an end to the "Jungle" camp in northern France.

The last shelters were demolished late on Monday afternoon Oct 31,2016, leaving just debris to be cleared.

More than 7,000 migrants lived at the camp before evacuation began on Oct 24,2016


What was the Jungle?


  • The jungle camp is near the port of Calais and close to the 31-mile (50km) Channel Tunnel
  • Officially about 7,000 migrants lived in the camp. The Help Refugees agency said the final population ahead of its demolition was 8,143

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