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Swathe of Calais migrant 'Jungle' dismantled

Workers with bulldozers and chain saws have finished the razing of the southern half of the notorious makeshift migrant camp in France's Channel port.

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With buzz saws and heavy equipment, workers in hard hats finished dismantling part of one of Europe’s most notorious migrant camps on Wednesday — less than a month after a judge ruled that the operation could proceed, reports The New York Times.

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