The day: Refugee camp in Calais dissolved

The French authorities have closed a refugee camp in the port city of Calais on the English Channel. The Eviction of the camp with up to 800 residents was peaceful, as reporters reported. The camp had grown around that Hospital on the southern outskirts The police temporarily cordoned off the area. The refugees were taken to reception centers in northern France. The prefecture justified the eviction with the significantly lower temperatures. Many people are trying to get to Britain from Calais.

Last weekend had around 250 refugees and helpers demonstrated in Calais. They protested against the ban on independent aid organizations from providing food to refugees in the city center. The French government argues, among other things, that the corona distance rules would not be observed.

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