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A major operation to evacuate the Porte d'Aubervilliers migrant camp in Paris, where several hundred people are living, began Tuesday morning. IMAGES
President Francois Hollande Monday arrived for a visit to Calais, after vowing to close the notorious "Jungle" camp on the outskirts of the city despite growing controversy over the fate of thousands of desperate migrants there. IMAGES of Hollande's arrival
French demolition workers set about razing makeshift shelters in the "Jungle" migrant camp for a third day Wednesday under close watch of dozens of police officers equipped with water cannon. IMAGES
French authorities began dismantling half of the "Jungle" migrant camp in the northern port city of Calais on Monday. Two bulldozers and around 20 workers began destroying makeshift shacks, with 30 police cars and two anti-riot vans stationed nearby. IMAGES (COMPLETES VID858171_EN)
Images of the port of Calais in northern France the day after at least 27 migrants trying to reach England drowned off the coast when their boat sank, the deadliest disaster since the Channel became a hub for clandestine crossings. IMAGES
Shortly before the start of curfew, several hundred people gather and set up tents on Place de la République in Paris with the help of several migrant support associations. IMAGES