Calais migrants ordered to leave by 3 days

Many migrants and refugees living in a part of a camp on the outskirt of Calais known as the Jungle have been told to leave in the next three days or face eviction.

According to the reports, under the new expulsion order by France government, 800-1,000 people have been told to remove their makeshift homes and possessions by Tuesday, or they will be forcibly removed by police. Some local sources say this figure could be considerably higher.

The temporary structures in the camp are set to be razed as part of efforts to clear regions of the camp next to a motorway leading to the port, where there have been clashes with police.

Last month, a top official in France’s northern Pas-de-Calais region Fabienne Buccio announced plans to move people to heated shipping containers elsewhere in the camp and centers around France.

“It’s time to tell the migrants of Calais who live in undignified conditions and give Calais an image that isn’t dignified either, that we have a solution for each of you,” he said.

The migrants, many of whom from Syria and Iraqi have insist they wanted to stay in their tents despite poor living conditions.

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