Calais closure: Migrants start evacuating ‘Jungle’ camp, says report

Migrants began arriving early on Monday at official meeting points set by French authorities as part of the full evacuation of the Calais “Jungle” camp, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.

Migrants began arriving early on Monday at official meeting points set by French authorities as part of the full evacuation of the Calais “Jungle” camp, according to an AFP journalist at the scene.

Migrants with their belongings queue at the start of their evacuation and transfer to reception centers in France, and the dismantlement of the camp called the "Jungle" in Calais. (Reuters Photo)

Men and women carrying suitcases and bundles of possessions gathered in front of a warehouse that is serving as the main headquarters of the operation in which some 6,000 to 8,000 migrants will be moved to reception centres across the country.

Some 145 buses will be deployed over the course of the three-day move.

In pics: France to close down ‘Jungle’ camp, home to 7,000

The demolition of the Jungle aims to close a difficult chapter in Europe’s migrant crisis. The camp has strained relations between France and Britain and caused tensions with locals in Calais.

A few sporadic clashes had broken out on Sunday evening between migrants and police, who fired tear gas. Such incidents have been a regular occurrence in recent months.