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19 hours ago

Philip was distributing Aid with Care4Calais in Paris yesterday.
He reports a huge increase in people sleeping on the streets, under bridges. … See MoreSee Less

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Refugee Action – Colchester

20 hours ago

Please take a moment to read the below message. Philip is back in Calais and has sent an update on the appalling situation which is happening to refugees right now.

You may have seen or heard in the media yesterday about the clearance of a refugee encampment in Dunkirk. One of the Care4Calais volunteers, Sarah, appeared on various media outlets such as Radio 5 Live and Sky, giving interviews about the situation. She talked about a refugee she met this week who lost his hand in a bomb, and has horrific scarring on his body. He was bused out today, and this evening called Sarah to tell her what happened. He was one of 8 put in a room for 2 or 3, all from different ethnic backgrounds. He was told he was free to leave, so he did so, and he is now walking back to Dunkirk. He has no coat, nor do the two friends who are walking back with him.

What has the clearance achieved? The displacement of hundreds of people away from an area they had been living in for months, the destruction of donated tents and sleeping bags, children’s pushchairs, and toys, all abandoned as they couldn’t be carried onto the buses. And they will return to the same area, and need more supplies. No alternative solutions to those already offered have magically appeared. Just a waste of scarce resources, and yet another example of dehumanising treatment by the French authorities at the behest of the British government.

Care4Calais will ensure when refugees return they will be provided with at the least the minimum to survive – tents, sleeping bag, coats, etc. We will also treat these people with the respect and dignity they deserve but is being denied them. Please donate to Refugee Action – Colchester who will forward the money to Care4Calais, or to Care4Calais direct. We do make a difference to the lives of these people, but there will be a much greater demand over the coming weeks as people return from across France.

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Dunkirk camp cleared as migrants try to reach UK

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Police try to move some 1,000 people from a gym and tent camp near Dunkirk.

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