France Builds First Refugee Camp Since 2002 at ‘Jumping-off Point’ for UK

France will build a refugee camp near the port city of Dunkirk, the old main seaway to the UK, to the consternation of British politicians.

The camp, near the small town of Grande-Synth in northern France, will be located 5 miles from the UK-bound port, and will be the first to be constructed since 2002.

The new refugee camp, scheduled for launch in late January, is intended to accommodate at least 3,000 mostly Kurdish refugees currently living outside in Grande-Synth in unhealthful conditions, Le Figaro reported .... http://sputniknews.com