Jungle Burning

After weeks of protests against the government’s planned closure of Calais’ “Jungle” refugee camp, fires began to break out. What had once been a dynamic, multicultural community of people in need was now being reduced to ashes.

The authorities claimed that migrants had started the fires, while refugees insisted the authorities had done so as the quickest way to raze the camp to the ground. Heavy machinery was brought in, and those who had made the Jungle their temporary home were bused out to more than 150 locations across France.