Large scale fires have cleared out the last of the people living in the Calais migrant camp in France known as the "Jungle."
It came on the third day of operations by French authorities to remove the camp's inhabitants and demolish its structures.
It was meant to be a controlled demolition, but some torched their tents and huts on their way out. It is still unknown who set fires across the camp site.
Nearly every single one of the tents contained a gas canister, meaning the fire departments had to work fast.
The fires burning the camp to the ground are a definitive end to the Calais jungle. But what is uncertain are the futures of the people who lived here, especially those of the unaccompanied minors who are in containers just 200 meters away from the site.
"We have 200 minors that have already left for England and in the temporary reception center, we expect,I think, about 1000 minors," said Didier Leschi, Prefet Director General for the Calais region.
The remaining minors being held in a fenced off area of the camp were told to stay in their huts with windows shut as the fires had raged on around them, but many of them stayed outside.
Aid organizations say the unaccompanied children should have been taken care of long before reaching this point.
"There's not even a plan clearly established that’s been shared with anyone as to what will happen to them because in any other country they would go into some sort of foster care. But I don't believe that 1000 foster care options have been created or any places for them to live long term," said Zena, a member of charity organization Care 4 Calais.
For those leaving the camp, many have given up their dream of making it to the UK.
French authorities say the camp is now cleared and the 7,000 inhabitants are all out. The fire has done much of that job for them. More on:[ Ссылка ]
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