– France vows to destroy Calais ‘Jungle’ as Paris authorities plan 2 more refugee camps:
The French interior minister has vowed to destroy the notorious Calais ‘Jungle’ migrant camp with “utmost determination.” The statement comes days after authorities announced two new camps would be built for asylum seekers in Paris.“We have already proceeded to dismantle the southern area [of the Jungle camp] in early March and we have already begun in the north… My intention is to continue [the demolition of the camp] with the utmost determination,” Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve, who was visiting Calais, told local newspaper Nord Littoral on Friday.
He added that the process “must be done in stages, starting with creating more accommodation places in France to unblock Calais.”
Read moreFrance vows to destroy Calais ‘Jungle’ as Paris authorities plan 2 more refugee camps