France begins to clear Calais refugee camp

More than 1,200 police and officials in France have begun an operation to clear the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais.

According to the BBC, authorities have said around 7,000 people live in the camp in squalid conditions.

Dozens of migrants reportedly began queuing early at reception points where they will be processed and bussed to refugee centres across France. Yet reports say there is concern that some migrants will refuse to go because they still want to get to Britain.

The UK has begun to accept some of the estimated 1,300 unaccompanied children from the camp, with the first group without family ties to the UK has arrived in Britain under the "Dubs amendment" rules, which grant refuge to the most vulnerable.

Charities are reportedly helping the French authorities to process minors that remain in the camp, by conducting interviews and establishing who should also be transferred to the UK.

Amid concerns for their safety, children will be taken to the camp's converted shipping containers while the rest of the Jungle is dismantled, according to the French interior ministry.

The migrants who currently live in the containers will be evacuated to make room for them, the BBC reported.