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*** 24-Aug-17 World View -- Afghan and Eritrean migrants clash at site of 'Jungle' in Calais France
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Afghan and Eritrean migrants clash at site of 'Jungle' in Calais France
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Ten court-ordered toilets for migrants have been set up near Calais (AFP)
As many as 200 migrants using sticks and iron bars as weapons were
involved in mass brawls on Wednesday in France's port city of Calais.
About 20 people were injured, though none seriously, and five people
were arrested.
The fighting was apparently caused by a drunk migrant during the
distribution of free food by a local charity, the Auberge des
Migrants.
Last year, Calais was the home to a huge migrant camp called "The
Jungle," housing about 7,000 migrants. French authorities shut the
camp down in October of last year, forcing the migrants to disperse or
to be housed in refugee centers in other parts of France. At those
refugee centers, migrants are given a chance to apply for asylum, and
are deported back to their home countries if asylum is not granted.
This is not the first brawl since the closure of The Jungle. In early
July, a brawl between African migrants from Eritrea and Ethiopia left
16 injured.
In April, a refugee camp in Dunkirk in northern France was burnt to
the ground. Many of the 1,600 migrants had been living in The Jungle,
before that camp was closed. The original population of the Dunkirk
camp was Iraqi and Kurdish migrants, but the new arrivals were Afghans
who did not get along with the Iraqis and Kurds, leading to violence.
Fighting between the different ethnic groups began in early evening
and continued well into the night. During the fighting, multiple
fires were set on purposing, burning the entire camp to the ground.
When The Jungle camp was demolished last year, many of the evicted
migrants burnt their tents and shanties to the ground as a way of
saying goodbye. Radio France Internationale and Sky News
Related Articles
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**** Authorities fear that a new 'Jungle' is forming in Calais France
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Migrants continue to arrive in Calais, and authorities fear that a new
"Jungle" is emerging. French authorities estimate that ther are 400
migrants to be in the Calais area, although aid agencies put the
number at closer to 700.
According to figures from France's Interior Ministry, migrants have
made over 30,000 illegal attempts to reach Britain from Calais so far
this year. There were 17,867 attempts to break into the fortified
zone around the port and Channel Tunnel, and there were 12,349
attempts to stow away on UK-bound trucks. There are reports that two
new migrant welcome centers will be opened near Calais.
As we reported several weeks ago,
a court in France ordered Calais officials, within ten days, to
provide drinking fountains, toilets and showers to migrants who are
"exposed to inhuman and degrading conditions" in the area.
French authorities did in fact set up portable toilets and water taps.
Ten portable toilets and a bank of five taps were installed outside a
refugee center run by the charity Secours Catholique a few miles from
Calais.
However, an official at the charity said that is not enough. "It's
less than minimal. [The authorities'] interpretation (of the order)
is worrying. We hope it's just a first step, which is clearly
inadequate."
France's new government under Emmanuel Macron has taken a tough line
on Calais. France's Interior Minister Gerard Collomb saying he does
not want Calais to become a "running sore." Daily Mail (London) and Express (London) and AFP (16-Aug)
Related Articles
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, France, Calais, The Jungle, Dunkirk,
Afghanistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Kurds, Auberge des Migrants,
Secours Catholique, Emmanuel Macron, Gerard Collomb
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Afghan and Eritrean migrants clash at site of 'Jungle' in Calais France
- Authorities fear that a new 'Jungle' is forming in Calais France
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**** Afghan and Eritrean migrants clash at site of 'Jungle' in Calais France
****
Ten court-ordered toilets for migrants have been set up near Calais (AFP)
As many as 200 migrants using sticks and iron bars as weapons were
involved in mass brawls on Wednesday in France's port city of Calais.
About 20 people were injured, though none seriously, and five people
were arrested.
The fighting was apparently caused by a drunk migrant during the
distribution of free food by a local charity, the Auberge des
Migrants.
Last year, Calais was the home to a huge migrant camp called "The
Jungle," housing about 7,000 migrants. French authorities shut the
camp down in October of last year, forcing the migrants to disperse or
to be housed in refugee centers in other parts of France. At those
refugee centers, migrants are given a chance to apply for asylum, and
are deported back to their home countries if asylum is not granted.
This is not the first brawl since the closure of The Jungle. In early
July, a brawl between African migrants from Eritrea and Ethiopia left
16 injured.
In April, a refugee camp in Dunkirk in northern France was burnt to
the ground. Many of the 1,600 migrants had been living in The Jungle,
before that camp was closed. The original population of the Dunkirk
camp was Iraqi and Kurdish migrants, but the new arrivals were Afghans
who did not get along with the Iraqis and Kurds, leading to violence.
Fighting between the different ethnic groups began in early evening
and continued well into the night. During the fighting, multiple
fires were set on purposing, burning the entire camp to the ground.
When The Jungle camp was demolished last year, many of the evicted
migrants burnt their tents and shanties to the ground as a way of
saying goodbye. Radio France Internationale and Sky News
Related Articles
- Migrant camp in northern France housing 1,600 people burnt to the ground (12-Apr-2017)
- Thousands of refugees hide from French police as Calais 'Jungle' refugee camp is demolished (28-Oct-2016)
- France to demolish 'The Jungle' migrant camp in Calais (22-Oct-2016)
- Bulldozers bury the 'Jungle' refugee camp in Calais France (02-Mar-2016)
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**** Authorities fear that a new 'Jungle' is forming in Calais France
****
Migrants continue to arrive in Calais, and authorities fear that a new
"Jungle" is emerging. French authorities estimate that ther are 400
migrants to be in the Calais area, although aid agencies put the
number at closer to 700.
According to figures from France's Interior Ministry, migrants have
made over 30,000 illegal attempts to reach Britain from Calais so far
this year. There were 17,867 attempts to break into the fortified
zone around the port and Channel Tunnel, and there were 12,349
attempts to stow away on UK-bound trucks. There are reports that two
new migrant welcome centers will be opened near Calais.
As we reported several weeks ago,
a court in France ordered Calais officials, within ten days, to
provide drinking fountains, toilets and showers to migrants who are
"exposed to inhuman and degrading conditions" in the area.
French authorities did in fact set up portable toilets and water taps.
Ten portable toilets and a bank of five taps were installed outside a
refugee center run by the charity Secours Catholique a few miles from
Calais.
However, an official at the charity said that is not enough. "It's
less than minimal. [The authorities'] interpretation (of the order)
is worrying. We hope it's just a first step, which is clearly
inadequate."
France's new government under Emmanuel Macron has taken a tough line
on Calais. France's Interior Minister Gerard Collomb saying he does
not want Calais to become a "running sore." Daily Mail (London) and Express (London) and AFP (16-Aug)
Related Articles
- Court orders France to provide water and sanitation to Calais migrants (02-Aug-2017)
- Italy begs for help after 12,000 migrants arrive in four days (30-Jun-2017)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, France, Calais, The Jungle, Dunkirk,
Afghanistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Iraq, Kurds, Auberge des Migrants,
Secours Catholique, Emmanuel Macron, Gerard Collomb
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