As many as 9,000 people could be moved from the Calais refugee camp to reception centres across France in the coming weeks, François Hollande has said. The reception centres would hold 40 to 50 people each for up to four months while their cases were examined, Hollande said. Hollande, who has avoided visiting the Calais camp, is scheduled to visit the city on Monday. Authorities have said that over the past year more than 5,000 have left the camp for reception centres. French children’s services are struggling to cope with a surge in the number of unaccompanied young refugees who have abandoned plans to travel to the UK, according to local charity workers.

Source: The Guardian September 24, 2016 10:46 UTC