Migrants sleep rough around Calais ‘Jungle’

AROUND 70 people spent a second night sleeping rough around the Calais “Jungle” are being allowed into the camp’s church and school, according to a charity.

Volunteers from Help Refugees last night took blankets and food to the stranded group – perhaps half of whom are children – as temperatures turn colder at night.

Home Secretary Amber Rudd reminded French authorities of their duty to “properly protect” children, amid reports that youngsters were forced to sleep rough around the smouldering remains of the camp.

Charities also claimed several young people had been taken away by police yesterday morning.

It is unclear whether the children were arrested, but volunteers said they had not seen them since.

It comes after French officials declared the clearance complete, with the site evacuated of 5,596 people since the operation began on Monday.

Dozens of unaccompanied children were exposed to “serious amounts of danger” in the process, a spokeswoman for Save the Children said, leading many to flee or exposing them to the risk of people smugglers.

A Home Office spokesman said: “The Home Secretary has today spoken again with her French counterpart Bernard Cazeneuve to stress the need for children who remain in Calais to be properly protected. IT is The Herald’s policy to correct errors as soon as we can and all corrections and clarifications will usually appear on this page.

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