‘Jungle’ migrant camp smoulders as demolition ramps up
10 years agoA migrant walks past burning makeshift shelters during fires at the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, northern France, on October 26, 2016, during a massive operation to clear the squalid settlement where 6,000-8,000 people have been living in dire conditions. Fresh fires broke out on October 26 in the "Jungle" migrant camp on the second day of operations to dismantle the squalid settlement in northern France. Smoke billowed over the sprawling camp near Calais for a second day amid fears that abandoned gas cylinders could explode. / AFP PHOTO / François NASCIMBENI
Workers ramped up demolition of France's notorious Calais "Jungle" on Wednesday after fierce blazes cut through a swathe of the camp overnight, sending migrants fleeing for safety.