French authorities empty Calais' "Jungle" migrant camp over three-day period
Early hour skirmishes with police gave way to organized processing and transfer of the camp's migrants to other holding areas around the country. A major three-day operation is planned to clear the sprawling shanty town near Calais port -- a symbol of Europe's failure to resolve its migrant crisis -- of its estimated 6,000-8,000 occupants
Demonstrators throw tear gas canisters back at French riot police officers during early morning clashes.Emilio Morenatti/The Associated Press
A portable chemical toilet burns as French riot police advance towards the Jungle migrant camp.Jack Taylor/Getty Images
Migrants line-up to register at a processing centre.Emilio Morenatti/The Associated Press
A migrant walks with his luggage towards an official meeting point set by French authorities as part of the full evacuation.Francois Lo Presti/AFP / Getty Images
Migrants hug before leaving the "Jungle" migrant camp.Philippe Huguen/AFP / Getty Images
A care workers kisses a child migrant before he boarded a bus to another camp in France.Jack Taylor/Getty Images
Migrants play music as they walk to an official meeting point.Francois Lo Presti/AFP / Getty Images
Migrants hand their luggage over a fence to friends at a processing centre.Thibault Camus/The Associated Press
Migrants are processed at a reception point outside the Jungle migrant camp before boarding buses to refugee centres around France.Jack Taylor/Getty Images
A coloured bracelet is placed on the wrist of a migrant at the start of his evacuation and transfer.Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
Migrants wait in a temprary holding tent before boarding buses to refugee centres around France.Jack Taylor/Getty Images
Migrants board buses to refugee centres around France.Jack Taylor/Getty Images