(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) Paris March 01 (QNA) - Demolition teams are due to return to the French port of Calais to dismantle more makeshift shelters in the migrant camp known as the "Jungle".
On Monday riot police fired tear gas at migrants who were hurling stones at the demolition squads the (BBC) reported Tuesday.Authorities say the migrants must move to shipping containers on another part of the site. But many fear this will require them to claim asylum in France and give up their hopes of travelling to Britain according to the BBC.
The BBC said that migrants under cover of darkness tried to access lorries on the motorway heading towards the port but riot police fired tear gas forcing them back.Those living in the camp mainly from the Middle East Afghanistan and Africa hope to cross the Channel to the UK often using people traffickers to try to enter illegally.
French authorities believe about 1000 migrants will be affected by the eviction plan while aid agencies say the number of people living there is much higher.About 100 shacks were dismantled on Monday. Riot police fired tear gas after migrants began throwing boulders inside the camp. At least 12 shelters were set ablaze. (QNA)