The French government has decided to dismantle the overcrowded migrant camp in the northern port city of Calais "in a controlled operation" as soon as possible, Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said on Friday. Cazeneuve made the announcement during a visit to Calais, but gave no date for the closure. Authorities have said the camp must be fully dismantled, but protesters want a date. The minister said in an interview published Friday in the Nord Littoral newspaper that dismantling the camp is the goal but he wants it done "in stages." Aid groups fear any quick dismantling of the camp will increase chaos and create a bigger humanitarian crisis than the one at hand.

Source: ABC News September 02, 2016 07:39 UTC