CALAIS, July 2 (AFP): French police early Wednesday cleared a food handout centre and three squats in the port of Calais occupied by more than 600 migrants waiting to try to illegally cross the Channel to Britain.
Police cars and dinghies blocked road and sea access to the port after receiving a court order backing local authorities' concerns over sanitary conditions in the food distribution centre.
The local administration said in a statement that 610 migrants, including 121 children, had been evacuated. They will be questioned and their cases examined individually.
Denis Robin, the top official of the region, said three people had been arrested, including two activists from the No Border Network.
Migrants who tried to escape by entering nearby homes were apprehended, one resident said.
French police clear 600 migrants from Channel camps
FE Team | Published: July 03, 2014 00:00:00 | Updated: November 30, 2026 06:01:00
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