Demolition of Calais 'Jungle' migrant camp under way in France

Demolition of the Calais 'Jungle' is now underway as thousands more migrants prepare to be taken to new accommodation across France on the second day of the camp's mass evacuation.

A few scuffles broke out and a shack was set on fire as work to dismantle the first shelters began this afternoon.

However the operation is mostly said to be "peaceful and under control".

With thousands of people still living in the camp, workers are said to be taking a gentle approach and pulling shacks down by hand, although diggers are on standby to clear the site.

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More than 3,100 people have been relocated to different regions across the country since Monday morning, according to Calais Town Hall, while around 500 unaccompanied minors have been registered and housed in heated shelters at the camp.

Charities have raised concerns about the safety of migrant children still at the camp as the work continues.

One spat today is believed to have started as unaccompanied children were being separated from the main queue and taken to the front.

Someone shouted into a loudspeaker: "Sit down, the door is closed. Stop pushing", while cries of "Help, please help" were heard as panic broke out.

The gate to the processing centre was closed temporarily, officials said.

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Tuesday's queues were smaller than those on the first day of the exodus, but the police presence has increased on site as the demolition begins.

There are still thousands of migrants and refugees to move out of the 'Jungle'.

A further 85 buses are expected to take people over the next two days, with the entire operation expected to take at least a week.

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Migrants and refugees who pass through the registration centre are being sorted into groups of families, minors, vulnerable or ill people and others travelling alone.

Those who agree to be relocated can apply for asylum in France, while residents who refuse to leave the camp face possible deportation.

Unaccompanied children are being assessed by French and British authorities to determine where they will be sent.

Britain has taken almost 200 teenagers over the last week, either because they have family links here already, or under the Dubs amendment requiring the Government to give refuge to vulnerable children stranded in Europe.