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1st children from Calais migrant camp reach Britain

Unaccompanied children from the Calais migrant "jungle" with relatives in Britain are being transported out as demolition of the camp begins. The French president says the slum is to be destroyed and the migrants relocated by the end of the year.

Unaccompanied minors arrive in Britain as demolition of migrant 'jungle' looms

Demolition of the unofficial migrant camp, named the "Jungle" in Calais, France started Monday. The slum is home to as  many as 10,000 people fleeing from war and poverty in the Middle East and Africa who are waiting to enter the United Kingdom. Despite protests from French citizens, President François Hollande says remaining refugees will be relocated to some 164 sites — including a psychiatric hospital. Another 300 unaccompanied minors will be moved to Britain where they have relatives.

Out of the 'jungle'

One of the unaccompanied minors from the migrant camp in Calais to be brought to Britain embraces a relative after being processed at an immigration centre in Croydon, south London, on Monday. There are 80 children who have been accepted for transfer so far this year.

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1st impressions

British border staff escort the first group of unaccompanied minors from the camp in Calais as they arrive at the immigration centre in Croydon.

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Camp to be cleared

Migrants leave the "Calais Jungle" with their meagre belongings. The migrant camp on the French coast near the English Channel is to be cleared over the next few days, according to the French government. The camp has been home to as many as 10,000 people waiting to enter the United Kingdom after fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and Africa.

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An uncertain future

A migrant walks through the "Jungle" on a path between huts. Demolition of the camp started Monday and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

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Life during the wait

A migrant from Sudan gets a haircut in the camp. A number of similar camps have sprung up in Western Europe over the last decade, with the "Jungle" taking its current form in 2015.

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Opposition continues

Containers that are part of the Calais camp stand beside the tents in the unofficial area of the "Jungle." Recently, protests have been held, opposing the plan to relocate refugees throughout France. 

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Where to next?

A migrant passes by a road sign as he leaves the northern area of the camp on Sept. 25. President Hollande said the camp's residents will be relocated to 164 sites across the country.

(Pascal Rossignol/Reuters)

With files from Reuters