Nicknamed the Calais "Jungle," a series of camps in the vicinity of Calais, France, has become host to migrants from many troubled areas of the world, including Afghanistan, Sudan, and Eritrea. With more than 4,000 people already in the camps, the living conditions are deplorable. But mostly still in transit, many migrants will risk everything in their attempt to reach the United Kingdom by stowing away on trucks crossing the Eurotunnel. VOA's special coverage reporter Nicolas Pinault visited the "Jungle" where he filed this photojournal.
VOA Africa Meets With Migrants in Calais 'Jungle'
The "jungle" in Calais, France (Nicolas Pinault/VOA)
The "Jungle" in Calais, France (Nicolas PInault/VOA)
The "Jungle" in Calais, France (Nicolas Pinault/VOA)
The "Jungle" in Calais, France (Nicolas Pinault/VOA)
A French flag flying in the "Jungle" in Calais, France (Nicolas Pinault/VOA)
The "jungle" in Calais, France (Nicolas Pinault/VOA)
Badeldin Shogar, Sudanese migrant in the "jungle" in Calais, France (Nicolas Pinault/VOA)
The jungle in Calais, France (Nicolas Pinault/VOA)
Two migrants building a house in the "Jungle" in Calais, France (Nicolas Pinault/VOA)
Ethiopian migrant in the "jungle" in Calais, France (Nicolas Pinault/VOA)
Sudanese migrants in the "jungle" in Calais, France (Nicolas Pinault/VOA)
Migrants are washing their hands in the "Jungle" in Calais, France (Nicolas Pinault/VOA)
A migrant is playing soccer in the "Jungle" in Calais, France (Nicolas Pinault/VOA)
The "jungle" in Calais, France (Nicolas Pinault/VOA)
Fence around Calais harbour, France (Nicolas Pinault/VOA)