Hollande vows to completely dismantle Calais migrant "jungle" camp

French President Francois Hollande on Saturday pledged to completely dismantle the shanty town in northern Calais where thousands of migrants are still camping, vowing to disperse them in centres across the country "over the coming weeks."

"We are in favor of the dismantling of Calais camp for humanitarian and responsibility reasons. There should be no camp in France," Hollande said.

During a visit to migrants reception centre in Tours, southwest Paris, the French president stressed that the government's objective consisted in dismantling completely Calais "jungle," and to disperse migrants who are living in the French port city "with extremely difficult conditions." Endit