Migrants Begin to Leave Calais 'Jungle' Refugee Camp

Men and women carrying suitcases and personal possessions have begun leaving the soon-to-be-demolished refugee camp known as "The Jungle" in the northern French port city of Calais. France’s government said the relocation operation is “humanitarian” and will allow the closing of the country’s largest shanty town. The evacuation of possibly 8,000 migrants living in squalid conditions in the makeshift refugee camp is expected to take about a week. Earlier, some refugees...

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