Calais Jungle: First migrants evacuated in week-long operation to clear camp

Calais Jungle: First migrants evacuated in week-long operation to clear camp

France is beginning operations to evacuate and dismantle the Calais Jungle refugee camp. 60 buses are to take the 6,500 residents to refugee centres across France where they will be able to apply for asylum in the country. However, aid workers claim there are over 8,000 people in the camp, many of whom are unaccompanied children. Over the past weeks Britain has taken in 1,300 unaccompanied children. Clashes broke out on 23 October as migrants and militants set fire to portable toilets and threw stones at police, who responded with tear gas. Oct 24, 2016
Mass prison break in Haiti sees 174 inmates freed

Mass prison break in Haiti sees 174 inmates freed

174 inmates escaped a Haitian prison after killing a guard.The prisoners also stole several firearms.Police and UN peacekeepers are working together to find the fugitives.They have set up checkpoints and detained several people.The prisoners do not wear uniforms which makes it easier for them to hide. Oct 23, 2016
At least 55 people dead as overloaded train derails in Cameroon

At least 55 people dead as overloaded train derails in Cameroon

At least 53 people were killed when a train derailed in Cameroon.Many more were injured and the death toll is expected to rise.The train had been overcrowded before the accident. Eight additional wagons had been added to the normally nine-wagon train to accommodate extra passengers. Oct 22, 2016