Clearance of Calais Jungle camp accomplished, French prefect says
French authorities said on Wednesday they had finished clearing the "Jungle", a shanty town outside Calais built by migrants who had hoped to cross to Britain but who are now mostly being dispersed around France.
The operation passed off peacefully for the most part, though some migrants torched tents and shelters in a last act of defiance as their hopes of a new life in Britain evaporated.
"This is the end of the 'Jungle'," Calais regional prefect Fabienne Buccio said. "Mission accomplished."
