Cinq ans après la « jungle » - Calais, France
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[FR] La « jungle de Calais » désigne une multitude d’espaces habités par les migrants tentant de passer en Angleterre.[EN]The Calais Jungle was a refugee and migrant encampment in the vicinity of Calais that existed from January 2015 to October 2016.
Waymark Code: WM14GBY
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 07/04/2021
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
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[FR] Politiquement et médiatiquement, la "jungle de Calais" désigne le terrain, appartenant à la commune de Calais et au conseil régional du Nord-Pas-de-Calais1, désigné à partir de mars 2015 aux migrants et aux associations pour centraliser l'occupation, les habitations précaires et l'aide aux migrants. L'appellation officielle en est « la Lande ». Elle est détruite partiellement en février 2016, puis expulsée complètement en octobre 2016.

La plupart de ses habitants sont des migrants qui tentent de pénétrer sur le territoire du Royaume-Uni en passagers clandestins, dans les camions de marchandises empruntant les ferries effectuant la liaison avec Douvres depuis le port de Calais ou par les trains empruntant le tunnel sous la Manche (Eurostar, Shuttle). Parmi les migrants de la jungle se trouvent des réfugiés et des demandeurs d'asile essentiellement en provenance d'Afghanistan, du Darfour, de Syrie, d'Irak et d'Érythrée.

[EN] This particular shanty town drew global media attention during the peak of the European migrant crisis in 2015, when its population grew rapidly. Migrants stayed at the camp while they attempted to enter the United Kingdom, or while they awaited their French asylum claims to be processed.

The camp was located on a former landfill site to the east of Calais. By July 2015, it had 3,000 inhabitants and continued to grow. Although estimates of the number of migrants differed, a Help Refugees census gave a figure of 8,143 people just before the camp's demolition in October 2016. As well as residences, the Jungle contained shops, restaurants, hairdressers, schools, places of worship and a boxing club.

While there is no longer a camp like the Jungle in Calais anymore, a sizeable number of migrants are still present.
Type of publication: Newspaper

When was the article reported?: 06/09/2021

Publication: Le Point

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How widespread was the article reported?: national

News Category: Society/People

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