Could there be a second Jungle camp?

THE ‘Jungle’ was a refugee and migrant camp situated just outside the port of Calais.

At its busiest, it was home to an estimated 10,000 migrants from warn-torn and poverty-stricken countries around the world.

Thousands from countries including Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan and Iran attempted to enter the UK by stowing away on lorries, ferries, cars and trains.

Many were run over, hit by trains and drowned in the Chan-

nel in their desperate attempts to reach Britain.

During the European migration crisis of 2015, the population of the camp grew rapidly and the French authorities began carrying out evictions.

Thousands of leaflets were distributed at the camp telling people they must leave before it is bulldozed. Days ahead of the closure French police clashed with migrants who refused to leave.

Bottles were thrown at officers, who fired smoke grenades to try and restore order. It is estimated around 8,000 migrants were eventually evicted, with the intent of resettling them in different regions of France.

On October 26 last year, French authorities announced that the camp had been cleared.

Aerial pictures taken earlier this year showed how the site, once a squalid network of huts and tents, has been flattered by bulldozers.