French bulldozers have begun to clear a 100-meter (110-yard) strip next to a road that passes above a migrant camp in Calais, as local authorities attempt to secure a busy traffic route between France and Britain.
Thousands of refugees fleeing war and poverty in Africa and the Middle East have gathered in or near the northern coastal town over the past year, using it as a stopover point before trying to enter Britain in the hope of a better life.
Many have tried repeatedly to cross the English Channel by jumping onto trucks, hiding on trains before they enter the Channel Tunnel or walking through the tunnel, where security was ramped up in October.