French officials to start dismantling the Calais Jungle migrant camp on Monday amid calls to crackdown on chaos
FRENCH officials will start dismantling the Calais migrant camp on Monday in bid to crackdown on immigration chaos.
Migrants will travel by bus to around 300 temporary accommodation centres with 7,500 available beds across the country.
Charity workers will urge residents to leave the squalid camp on Sunday.
The local administration "made a legal order on Friday" to ensure the closure of the camp.
But officials fear the camp's closure may spark chaos and dangerous crowds.
Police forces "may be forced to intervene" to ensure safety. Officials will later use machinery to clear up the remaining tents on Tuesday.
There are some 10,000 people currently living in the Jungle, and the vast majority are young men from war torn countries such as Afghanistan, Syria and Eritrea.
In the meantime, it remains the scene of nightly violence, as gangs of refugees attack CRS riot police, and try to stop lorries and cars heading for England, so they can get on board.
Conditions in side the camp are extremely squalid, and muggings and other crimes, including ones of a sexual nature, are commonplace.
Minors will be taken to the camp's converted shipping containers while officials close down the camp.
One official said: "The aim is to give everyone a roof over their heads and we will do everything we can to make that happen."
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Mewagul Daulatzai, 22, from Afghanistan, who runs a small shop, told AFP he would be happy to leave.
"Before I liked the Jungle. I had my friends and we were working here. But now it is too dangerous here so I am glad it's over," he said.
“These children must have the support they need to rebuild their lives when they arrive.”
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