The government announced Friday a new stage in the desired dismantling of the “Jungle” in Calais, France’s largest slum, home to some 4,000 migrants, amid rising tensions in the sector.
After the end of January evacuated for safety reasons around 600 migrants a 100m strip adjoining the port ring road and the homes of local residents, the authorities now want empty ‘half’ of the area of the “Jungle” ( 50 hectares in total).
“the time has come to take another step”, “no one has to live on (the) southern part of the camp (…), everyone must leave that part, “said to the press the prefect of Pas-de-Calais Fabienne Buccio, saying” 800 to 1,000 people “living there today. Associations however estimate that 2,000 people about this game.
The prefecture has left one week to migrants of this southern area to leave and “occupy the seats available to them,” either in the Centre provisional reception (CAP) containers opened in January, can accommodate 1,500 people, in the various reception and orientation centers (CAO) of France, rallied by 2,600 migrants in Calais since the end of October, she said.
“If a true movement is created, more time will be allowed,” said Ms. Buccio.
While the camp had more than 6,000 candidates for exile in October, this figure dropped to about 4,000 today (3,700 according to the prefecture say 4,500 associations). Among them, nearly 500 women and children attend the day center Jules Ferry and about 850 people in the CAP
Objective futures authorities without calendar officially fixed. ‘Reach 2,000 ” total migrants and “that nobody will sleep outside,” which will require the dismantling of the “other part” of the slum.
“Now at Calais, we can receive 2,000 people in dignified contions. We still have people living in conditions that are not worthy, it can not last, and in addition, it gives a very bad image of the region, “said Reeve.
– “total contempt for war refugees” –
If ensures want to rely on associations working in the “Jungle”, the exchanges may be tense
. “This is a terrible step backwards! Whither go the 2,000 people who will have no place in CAP or Jules Ferry? If they do not have a docking solution, they will leave the city. And move in full winter, it is a total disregard for war refugees “will prevail and Christian Salome, President of Auberge migrants,” surprised “by the announcement” violent “.
Conversely, the mayor of Calais Natacha Bouchart (Republicans) said it was “satisfied” on Twitter, hoping “that this statement be applied as soon as possible.”
the announcement comes as tensions are exacerbated in Calais.
in mid-January, a pro-migrant demonstration, followed by a cons-demonstration the next day where many socio-professional denounced the economic impact of the crisis on their migratory activity had escalated with the rise of illegal migrants on board a ferry.
On Saturday, a protest against the illegal and banned by the authorities also drew between 100 and 150 people, resulting in the arrest of twenty of them, including a four-star general.
Several investigations have also been initiated for abuse of migrants. Isabelle Bruand, regional coordinator of Médecins du Monde (MDM), and finds a “resurgence” of attacks since the beginning of the year, made “not new”, but that occur “in a more regular.”
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