The "Jungle" camp in the northern French town of Calais -- home to thousands of Asian and African migrants hoping to reach Britain -- will be dismantled in stages, France's interior minister pledged on September 1, the France 24 website reports today (September 2, 2016).
Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve told the "Nord Littoral" regional newspaper that he would press ahead with the closure "with the greatest determination," gradually dismantling the site while also creating accommodation for thousands elsewhere in France "to unblock Calais."
French authorities have made repeated efforts to shut down the infamous "Jungle" camp, which authorities say is currently home to nearly 7,000 migrants -- a sharp increase in recent months.
Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo told France Inter Radio that two migrant camps will be built in the capital, and that both should be open by the end of September.
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