The Lune-Plage (North) migrant camp, where several hundred refugees live near Grand-Synthe, was evacuated again by police on Tuesday, October 11, after a series of demolitions following clashes, an AFP photographer said.
By the middle of the day, when the police and gendarmes left the scene, about 200 migrants, including several families with small children, mostly Sudanese and Iraqi Kurds, had already started settling on the ground.
“Fatigue”
Among them, a young Sudanese man, who did not want to be named, told AFP his “fatiguein the face of these repeated evacuations and the loss of minor possessions each time. Arriving two months ago, he claims he has failed to reach English shores several times. The camp’s population has grown in recent weeks, with about 600 meals distributed on Monday, according to Claire Milot of Salam, an association that supports migrants.a one-year record“.
“There is an air call that depends on the success of the transitions“Also with many attempts that fail and bring passengers to the country waiting for new opportunities, he elaborated. Migrants also try to anticipate the arrival of bad weather, the communications coordinator for the Human Rights Watch Association (HRO) told AFP. According to him, five buses left the camp where the residents agreed to move to reception centers, but “very sparsely filled“.
Intensification of evictions
This camp has already been the subject of four evacuations in two days over the past two weeks, he said, pointing out “escalating evictions“places where migrants live on the north coast, “which solves nothing“.
Since the beginning of the year, more than 33,500 people have made the dangerous crossing on the English coast, according to the British authorities, which has become a record. In 2021, 28,526 exiles had passed. Northern Prefecture did not immediately respond when contacted.
Since last May, the Loon Beach camp has been the scene of several bloody clashes, including one involving gunfire. Two men died there in May and September.
Source: Le Figaro
