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| Migrants 'cleared from Jungle camp' | Migrants 'cleared from Jungle camp' |
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| France says that it has completed the clearance of the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais, three days after it began an operation to demolish it. | |
| The announcement, from a regional official, came with fires still burning in the camp, after blazes were set overnight and in the morning. | |
| The camp has become a key symbol of Europe's migration crisis, with its residents desperate to reach the UK. | The camp has become a key symbol of Europe's migration crisis, with its residents desperate to reach the UK. |
| Authorities have been bussing migrants to shelters around France since Monday. | Authorities have been bussing migrants to shelters around France since Monday. |
| Fabienne Buccio, the prefect of Pas-de-Calais, said: "It's the end of the Jungle, our mission is over. There are no more migrants in the camp." | |
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| Five thousand people had been sent to departure points from where they would be taken to reception and orientation centres around the country, she said. | |
| By the evening, she added, 1,500 minors would be sent to reception centres. These centres would then stop receiving more people to make sure no more minors arrived in Calais. | |
| The camp had an estimated 6,000-8,000 residents. | |
| The BBC's Simon Jones, who is at the camp, says it is possible a large number have disappeared - either to squat or sleep rough around Calais or go to other towns of their own accord. | |
| The authorities fear they will return to set up camp again once the clearance is over. | |
| More than 1,200 police officers have been deployed for the clearance operation in Calais. |