© Pascal Rossingnol/ReutersFrench riot police secure the area as a migrant sits on his makeshift shelter during the partial dismantlement of the camp for migrants called the "jungle", in Calais, northern France, February 29, 2016.
French riot police deployed tear gas against migrants at the Calais 'Jungle' camp, as they met resistance to a planned relocation to a purpose-built facility. Charities say many of the evictees, including children, will fail to find replacement accommodation.
Officers arrived at dawn, accompanying demolition crews, targeting tents in the southern part of the camp, which according to NGOs, has been inhabited by more than 1,000 migrants, and possibly as many as 3,000. The charity Doctors without Borders, said that between 500 and 1,000 people would disappear, rather than take up places at a recently constructed nearby camp, or facilities elsewhere in France.
"Our concerns particularly remain with the 305 unaccompanied children who will be evicted from their living quarters without proper assessment, safeguarding or suitable alternative provisions," said the group Help Refugees.
As police gave a one hour warning to the inhabitants, 150 to 200 of them began to throw rocks and set fire to tents.
Armored police fired back with rubber bullets, and arrested a female activist from the anarchist group No Borders, who, they say, encouraged the migrants to riot. A water cannon was also turned against the protesters.
After tensions dissipated, council staff in orange jumpsuits proceeded to dissemble the shacks, which had been in place for a year.
Comment: Children engaging in or forcing others to engage in 'sex games' is not normal behavior, and one shudders to think of the type of parent that watches porn with their children. Clearly we live in a profoundly sick and morally depraved society.