French armed police broke a temporary immigration camp outside Dunkirk, where there were 27 people Died at sea last week Stay before they drown in the strait.
The base is located by a canal outside the suburb of Grand-Smythe. There are no toilets or running water, but it is still used by hundreds of people, most of whom are Kurds from Iraq or Iran who want to go to the UK illegally.
The photo shows that on Tuesday, police in protective clothing dismantled the scene, a pile of tents and tarpaulins were tied between the pillars, and armed men stood guard. The tent and unclaimed items were picked up by the truck and thrown away.
Residents, mainly men, but also some families with children, will be scattered to processing centers across the country in an attempt to take them away from the northern region. FranceHowever, many people may come back within a few days to try to cross the English Channel again because they do not want to stay in the country.
last week The Guardian interviewed several English-speaking immigrants Who said they came back as soon as possible. Karwan Tahir is an Iraqi Kurd from Sulaymaniyah. He lived in the United Kingdom before 2006. He said he was sent to a hotel near Bordeaux, but “I immediately returned to the train; I have a friend who sent money to I buy a ticket. I don’t want to stay there, I want to come to England.”
Many Iraqi Kurds who are trying to cross the danger have friends or family in the UK who will help pay the 2,000 to 3,000 pounds paid to human smugglers.
After the French Minister of the Interior, Gerald, ordered the demolition of a larger, more well-equipped site near Grand-Smythe and its out-of-town hypermarkets, people camped in the area along the canal for a few weeks. Damanin. The heating of the new site only uses an open flame at night when the temperature often drops below zero.
Several people in the camp knew some of the 27 people who drowned last Wednesday. Their dinghy deflated as they tried to cross the English Channel. Dammanen said on Tuesday that France will be “responsible for burying” the victims.
The number of immigrants near Dunkirk has more than doubled, from an estimated 400 to more than 1,000—Belarus’ decision to open its borders to immigrants from Iraq has greatly increased the total. The Belarusian security forces often help people reach Poland, from where they can travel to Dunkirk by car, train and on foot.
Since Britain and France reached an agreement to close the Sangat refugee camp in 2002, there has been no refugee center in northern France. An informal refugee camp called Jungle sprung up, but was demolished and closed by the French authorities. 2016.
Since then, immigrants have lived in a few smaller camps around Calais and Dunkirk, which are usually dominated by specific ethnic groups. Charity workers said they were often raided by French police, tents were cut down or taken away, and tents were closed when they were deemed too large.
According to data compiled by the BBC using data from the Department of Home Affairs, the number of immigrants crossing the English Channel increased from 8,461 in 2020 and 1,835 in 2019 to 25,776 in 2021.
