French authorities were wrapping up on Wednesday a dramatic operation to clear thousands of migrants from the notorious "Jungle" camp as fires engulfed the sprawling slum.
"It's really the end of the Jungle today," said top regional official Fabienne Buccio. "A page has been turned."
Riot police were massed outside the main entrance to the camp near the port of Calais, barring migrants who had fled the blazes from going back in to retrieve their belongings. Around 100 people could still be seen inside the Jungle late today afternoon as volunteers tried to persuade the migrants to leave.