Demolition work begins<br /><br /> Operation is “peaceful” – officials<br /><br /> London and Paris at odds over unaccompanied minors<br /><br /> Work has begun on dismantling the sprawling Jungle camp in Calais.<br /><br /> Eyewitnesses say workers have started to tear down unoccupied tents and shacks by hand.<br /><br /> Officials say demolition work has begun by hand to avoid inflaming tensions.<br /><br /> It is hoped the camp will be cleared by Friday.<br /><br /> The operation to clear it has been peaceful so far.<br /><br /> BREAKING: Crews have started dismantling the squalid migrant camp in France known as “the jungle”— The Associated Press (@AP) October 25, 2016<br /><br /> Crews begin dismantling the Calais ‘Jungle’ migrant camp https://t.co/0A4DIS62Vn— TIME (@TIME) October 25, 2016<br /><br /> #UPDATE Demolition work begins in Calais ‘Jungle’ https://t.co/EzBRbVmf30— AFP news agency (@AFP) October 25, 2016<br /><br /> Police presence<br /><br /> Police equipped with water cannon stood guard as hundreds of migrants – some of whom have lived in the squalid camp on the northern French coast for months or even years – waited for buses to take them to be resettled across France.<br /><br /> The Jungle in numbers<br /><br /> More than 3,000 have been moved so far<br /><br /> 1,900 left voluntarily on Monday<br /><br /> At least 900 left on Tuesday<br /><br /> 600 unaccompanied minors are being helped<br /><br /> 1,200 police have been deployed<br /><br /> The end of a dream<br /><br /> Groups of young men who have fled war and poverty in the Middle East, Africa and Asia, keep warm around piles of burning rubbish.<br /><br /> A large fire blazed at one point but then appeared to be brought under control.<br /><br /> Large fire visible in #France ‘Jungle’ migrant camp, says witness, amid clearing operation https://t.co/09WBv02vgc pic.twitter.com/C4YxIxqzDB— ST Foreign Desk (@STForeignDesk) October 25, 2016<br /><br /> There was no repeat of the minor skirmishes with security forces seen over the weekend.<br /><br /> Officials say the operation was going peacefully.<br /><br /> For many of the migrants from Syria, Afghanistan and other conflict zones, the closure of the Jungle marked the end of a dream to reach the UK.<br /><br /> EN DIRECT- Cazeneuve: l‘évacuation de la “Jungle” se déroule dans “le calme et la maîtrise” https://t.co/4Xm5vALQBW pic.twitter.com/TMc6iZIykh— BFMTV (@BFMTV) October 24, 2016<br /><br /> London and Paris<br /><br /> London and Paris have been at odds over the fate of around 1,300 unaccompanied child migrants living in the Jungle.<br /><br /> The French government last week urged the UK to step up its efforts to resettle them.<br /><br /> On Monday, British Interior Minister Amber Rudd said Britain would take in roughly half of the camp’s lone children.<br /><br /> Amber Rudd vows to bring more Calais children to UK as camp is demolished – https://t.co/sRNinQThVf pic.twitter.com/KwHOJzg2No— PoliticsHome (@politicshome) October 24, 2016<br /><br /> Six months before a presidential election in France, the camp and border controls with Britain are hotly debated campaign issues.<br /><br /> Some right-wing opponents of President Francois Hollande want all the migrants sent to the UK.<br /><br /> The far-right National Front party said
