French authorities declared the Calais migrant camp known as "the jungle," empty on Wednesday, after fires set by departing migrants accelerated plans to evacuate people from the burgeoning slum.

Work started Thursday in the migrant camp known as the "Jungle" near the northern French port of Calais to build improved accommodation for 1,500 people, according to AFP journalists at the scene.

"The Jungle," a makeshift camp for refugees and migrants, to be torn down by end of year Thousands of residents will be evicted and offered the chance to apply for asylum in France Tensions are high ...

Calais is changing fast. A year ago, the Jungle camp on the town’s outskirts was a bustling makeshift village packed with migrants and refugees. Today, where tents and shelters once stood, only ...

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The camp is unsafe for children, organizations warn. — -- Children in the Jungle migrant camp in Calais, France, are living in unsafe conditions and are at risk of being trafficked by human ...

Update: About a dozen people loaded up their pets, blankets and belongings and left the homeless encampment known as "The Jungle" on Friday morning. Representatives from Horizon House and the Meet me ...

The makeshift camp has become home to an estimated 6,500 refugees. — -- Authorities today began evicting immigrants from the cramped makeshift refugee camp dubbed the Jungle in the port city of ...