Oct 25, 2016

France began the mass evacuation Monday of the makeshift “jungle” migrant camp in Calais, a mammoth project to erase the humanitarian blight on its northern border, where thousands fleeing war or poverty have lived in squalor, most hoping to sneak into Britain. Some 7,000 people are estimated to be living in the camp, which has become a symbol of Europe’s refugee crisis.

: Workers begin the demolition of the Calais “Jungle” camp, in Calais, northern France, on October 25, 2016 as hundreds of migrants boarded buses on the second day of a massive operation to clear the squalid settlement. More than 1,900 left the slum on October 24, ahead of work to tear down the makeshift shelters and eateries in the camp that has become a symbol of Europe’s refugee crisis. (Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images)

: A migrant walks towards a shack set on fire during the demolition of the Calais “Jungle” camp, in Calais, northern France, on October 25, 2016 as hundreds of migrants boarded buses on the second day of a massive operation to clear the squalid settlement. More than 1,900 left the slum on October 24, ahead of work to tear down the makeshift shelters and eateries in the camp that has become a symbol of Europe’s refugee crisis. (Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images)

: A migrant looks at a shack set on fire during the demolition of the Calais “Jungle” camp, in Calais, northern France, on October 25, 2016 as hundreds of migrants boarded buses on the second day of a massive operation to clear the squalid settlement. More than 1,900 left the slum on October 24, ahead of work to tear down the makeshift shelters and eateries in the camp that has become a symbol of Europe’s refugee crisis. (Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images)

: A migrant takes part in the demolition of the Calais “Jungle” camp, in Calais, northern France, on October 25, 2016. Workers escorted by scores of French police officers moved into the “Jungle” in Calais on October 25, demolishing shacks and tents emptied of migrants being bussed to shelters around France. The workers used electric saws to take down wooden shelters and earth-moving equipment to carry debris away from the sprawling camp that people have used for years as a launchpad for attempts to reach Britain. (Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty Images)

: Migrant women arrive at an official meeting point set by French authorities during the full evacuation of the Calais “Jungle” camp, in Calais, northern France, on October 25, 2016. Workers escorted by scores of French police officers moved into the “Jungle” in Calais on October 25, demolishing shacks and tents emptied of migrants being bussed to shelters around France. The workers used electric saws to take down wooden shelters and earth-moving equipment to carry debris away from the sprawling camp that people have used for years as a launchpad for attempts to reach Britain. (François Nascimbeni/AFP/Getty Images)

: Workers begin the demolition of the Calais “Jungle” camp, in Calais, northern France, on October 25, 2016 as hundreds of migrants boarded buses on the second day of a massive operation to clear the squalid settlement. More than 1,900 left the slum on October 24, ahead of work to tear down the makeshift shelters and eateries in the camp that has become a symbol of Europe’s refugee crisis. (Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images)

: A migrant, carrying his luggage, leave during the full evacuation of the Calais “Jungle” camp, in Calais, northern France, on October 25, 2016. More than 1,900 left the slum on October 24, ahead of work to tear down the makeshift shelters and eateries in the camp that has become a symbol of Europe’s refugee crisis. (Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty Images)

: Migrants warm themselves near a fire at the Calais “Jungle” camp, in Calais, northern France, on October 25, 2016 as hundreds of migrants boarded buses on the second day of a massive operation to clear the squalid settlement. More than 1,900 left the slum on October 24, ahead of work to tear down the makeshift shelters and eateries in the camp that has become a symbol of Europe’s refugee crisis. (Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images)

: Calais “Jungle” migrants arrive at the CAO (Centre d’Accueil et d’Orientation) following their arrival in Marseille, southern France, on October 24, 2016. Almost 2,000 migrants rode buses out of the Calais “Jungle” on October 24, as French authorities kicked off an operation to dismantle the notorious camp that has become a symbol of Europe’s refugee crisis. (Bertrand Langlois/AFP/Getty Images)

: Migrants leaving the notorious ‘Jungle’ camp carry a Sudaneses flag as the authorities begin the task of demolishing the site on October 25, 2016 in Calais, France. Many migrants have left by coach to be reloctated at centres across France as Police and officials in France begin to clear the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in Calais. Some 7,000 people are estimated to be living in the camp in squalid conditions. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: A firefighter sprays water on the remains of a migrants’ tent after it was set alight at the Jungle migrant camp on October 25, 2016 in Calais, France. Many migrants have left by coach to be relocated at centres across France as Police and officials in France begin to clear the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in Calais. Some 7,000 people are estimated to be living in the camp in squalid conditions. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

: Migrants walk under the motorway as they leave the notorious ‘Jungle’ camp as the authorities begin the task of demolishing the site on October 25, 2016 in Calais, France. Many migrants have left by coach to be reloctated at centres across France as Police and officials in France begin to clear the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in Calais. Some 7,000 people are estimated to be living in the camp in squalid conditions. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: A volunteer helps a migrant carry his luggage as they leave the Jungle migrant camp before authorities demolish the site on October 25, 2016 in Calais, France. Many migrants have left by coach to be relocated at centres across France as Police and officials in France begin to clear the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in Calais. Some 7,000 people are estimated to be living in the camp in squalid conditions. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

: A migrant leaves the notorious ‘Jungle’ camp as the authorities begin the task of demolishing the site on October 25, 2016 in Calais, France. Many migrants have left by coach to be reloctated at centres across France as Police and officials in France begin to clear the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in Calais. Some 7,000 people are estimated to be living in the camp in squalid conditions. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: French police stand guard at the notorious ‘Jungle’ camp as authorities begin to demolish the site on October 25, 2016 in Calais, France. Many migrants have left by coach to be reloctated at centres across France as Police and officials in France begin to clear the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in Calais. Some 7,000 people are estimated to be living in the camp in squalid conditions. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: A migrant retrieves his belongings as authorities start to demolish the notorius Jungle camp site on October 25, 2016 in Calais, France. Many migrants have left by coach to be reloctated at centres across France as Police and officials in France begin to clear the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in Calais. Some 7,000 people are estimated to be living in the camp in squalid conditions. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: Migrants walk past burning tents at the notorious Jungle camp as authorities begin demolish the site on October 25, 2016 in Calais, France. Many migrants have left by coach to be relocated at centres across France as Police and officials in France begin to clear the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in Calais. Some 7,000 people are estimated to be living in the camp in squalid conditions. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: A young migrant is pictured on his bike in the Jungle migrant camp before authorities demolish the site on October 25, 2016 in Calais, France. Many migrants have left by coach to be relocated at centres across France as Police and officials in France begin to clear the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in Calais. Some 7,000 people are estimated to be living in the camp in squalid conditions. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

: A police officer stands guard after migrants burn down a shelter as authorities move in to clear the Jungle migrant camp on October 25, 2016 in Calais, France. Migrants are leaving the Jungle migrant and refugee camp by coach for a second day as French authorities clear the camp of an estimated 7000 people ahead of its demolition. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images)

: Women take part in a protest calling on the UK government to help migrants of the “Jungle” camp before authorities demolish the site on October 25, 2016 in Calais, France. Many migrants have left by coach to be reloctated at centres across France as Police and officials in France begin to clear the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in Calais. Some 7,000 people are estimated to be living in the camp in squalid conditions. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: Young migrants play to the camera at the notorious ‘Jungle’ camp as the authorities begin the task of demolishing the site on October 25, 2016 in Calais, France. Many migrants have left by coach to be relocated at centres across France as Police and officials in France begin to clear the ‘Jungle’ migrant camp in Calais. Some 7,000 people are estimated to be living in the camp in squalid conditions. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)

: A migrant looks on at the “Jungle” migrant camp in Calais, northern France, early on October 24, 2016, as an evacuation operation is planned to clear the camp of its estimated 6,000-8,000 occupants. French authorities are set to begin on October 24, 2016 moving thousands of people out of the notorious Calais Jungle before demolishing the camp that has served as a launchpad for attempts to sneak into Britain. The current Jungle camp dates from April 2015 and housed more than 10,000 migrants at its peak, although that number has dwindled to around 5,000 in its final days. (Philippe Huguen/AFP/Getty Images)

: Women line up to leave the camp and reach England in the makeshift migrant camp known as “the jungle” near Calais, northern France, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. Crews have started dismantling the migrant camp in France after the process to clear the camp began in earnest on Monday. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

: A man stands on the rooftop as a wooden house burns in the makeshift migrant camp known as “the jungle” near Calais, northern France, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. Crews have started dismantling the migrant camp in France after the process to clear the camp began in earnest on Monday. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

: A man walks past a burning wooden house in the makeshift migrant camp known as “the jungle” near Calais, northern France, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. Crews have started dismantling the migrant camp in France after the process to clear the camp began in earnest on Monday. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

: Riot police take position while crews start to demolish shelters in the makeshift migrant camp known as “the jungle” near Calais, northern France, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. Crews in hard hats and orange jumpsuits on Tuesday started dismantling a makeshift camp in France that has become a symbol of Europe’s migrant crisis while thousands of people remained there waiting to be relocated. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

: Outside view of a tent used by migrants and decorated with direction road signs as crews start to demolish shelters in the makeshift migrant camp known as “the jungle” near Calais, northern France, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. Crews in hard hats and orange jumpsuits on Tuesday started dismantling a makeshift camp in France that has become a symbol of Europe’s migrant crisis while thousands of people remained there waiting to be relocated. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

: Migrants look on as a wooden house burns in the makeshift migrant camp known as “the jungle” near Calais, northern France, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. Crews have started dismantling the migrant camp in France after the process to clear the camp began in earnest on Monday. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

: Belongings of migrants are carried in a truck as crews start to demolish shelters in the makeshift migrant camp known as “the jungle” near Calais, northern France, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. Crews have started dismantling the squalid migrant camp in France after the process to clear the camp began in earnest on Monday. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

: Migrants carry their belongings as they leave a makeshift camp known as “the jungle” to register at a processing center, near Calais, northern France, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. France began the mass evacuation Monday of the makeshift migrant camp, a mammoth project to erase the humanitarian blight on its northern border, where thousands fleeing war or poverty have lived in squalor, most hoping to sneak into Britain. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

: Migrants carry their belongings as they leave a makeshift camp known as “the jungle” to register at a processing center, near Calais, northern France, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. France began the mass evacuation Monday of the makeshift migrant camp, a mammoth project to erase the humanitarian blight on its northern border, where thousands fleeing war or poverty have lived in squalor, most hoping to sneak into Britain. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

: A wristband is attached to a migrant at a processing centre in the makeshift migrant camp known as “the jungle” near Calais, northern France, Monday Oct. 24, 2016. France began the mass evacuation Monday of the makeshift migrant camp known as “the jungle,” a mammoth project to erase the humanitarian blight on its northern border, where thousands fleeing war or poverty have lived in squalor, most hoping to sneak into Britain. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

: Smoke rises as a wooden house burns in the makeshift migrant camp known as “the jungle” near Calais, northern France, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. Crews have started dismantling the migrant camp in France after the process to clear the camp began in earnest on Monday. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

: Women hod placards as they demonstrate in the makeshift migrant camp known as “the jungle” near Calais, northern France, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. Crews have started dismantling the migrant camp in France after the process to clear the camp began in earnest on Monday. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

: Crews start to demolish shelters in the makeshift migrant camp known as “the jungle” near Calais, northern France, Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016. Crews have started dismantling the squalid migrant camp in France after the process to clear the camp began in earnest on Monday. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

Dismantling the ‘jungle’ migrant camp in Calais, France

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