A resettlement
center that has been sending camp inhabitants on to reception
centers across France as part of the shutdown process was now
closed, Prefect Fabienne Buccio told reporters at the site.
"It is not Calais' role to receive all the migrants of Europe.
We do not want to create a vacuum. We have asked (those newly
arrived) migrants to disperse."
Earlier in the day, a group of about 100 migrants, mainly young
people, were seen filing past a group of riot gear-clad police
who have been overseeing the camp clearance since Monday.
Buccio, who told reporters on Wednesday that the site was empty
and that the resettlement of more than 5,000 people was
complete, said it would be cleared of remaining shelters and
debris by Monday of next week.
(Reporting by Andrew Callus; Editing by Brian Love)
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