Jungle demolished on Monday

FRENCH officials will start demolitioning the Calais Jungle camp on Monday in an operation expected to last five days.

They are planning to bus 3,000 migrants to reception centres across France on the first day, with 4,500 more removed over Tuesday and Wednesday.

Officials said they will keep going until the camp is completely cleared. The French interior ministry says there are 6,486 migrants in the Jungle, although charities put the true number at more than 10,000.

As news of the demolition spread last night, migrants began rioting over their planned eviction, with a large group that gathered near the motor- way being sprayed with tear gas by French police. Many are determined to maintain their homes in the camp because it is a relatively easy place to try and board ferries and trains heading for Britain.

A Calais police source said they were ‘prepared for the worst’ adding: ‘Many extra police are being bused in, and riot control measures including a water canon are being made available.’ Charities also handed out letters warning: ‘If you try to stay ...it is very possible that you will be arrested and detained.’

Last night the Home Office said: ‘Our focus is ... transferring eligible children and young people from Calais to the UK before the camp clearance begins.’