Final Demolition Begins in Calais 'Jungle' Refugee Camp

Final demolition work began at the “jungle” refugee shelter in Calais, France, Thursday morning after authorities declared the camp empty a day earlier. Workers used large construction equipment and machines to rip down the make-shift shelters, some of which had been badly burned by refugees setting fires Wednesday before they were forced to leave. Firefighters put out blazes set by departing migrants who acted in keeping with a tradition of burning their tents, despite being told not...

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