Paris riot police evict 2,500 migrants from shantytown
A PARIS shantytown containing around 2,500 migrants was yesterday razed to the ground and its inhabitants bussed to different parts of France.
A Paris shantytown containing around 2,500 migrants was yesterday razed to the ground
Many were refugees from war-torn countries such as Afghanistan and Eritrea who said they were desperate to get to Britain.
Riot police arrived soon after dawn as the mainly young men were forced out of the illegal settlement in Porte de la Chapelle.
“We were woken up first thing,” said Adam Jamshid, a 33-year-old from the Afghan city of Kandahar.
“There wasn’t even time to pick up our belongings.”
Mr Jamshid added: “There is no permanent place for us in France. We want to go to Britain, where we are treated like human beings.”
Riot police arrived soon after dawn as mainly young men were forced out of the illegal settlement
Dover residents fear Calais' border controls could move to the UK
The illegal settlement in Porte de la Chapelle
There is an official short-stay refugee centre in la Chapelle, leading to thousands living in the surrounding streets.
Numbers in Paris have swelled since the destruction of the so-called Jungle camp in Calais last year.