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CALAIS MIGRANT CAMP
18-month-old Raz is carried by his uncle in the Calais migrant camp, known as the Jungle
The migrant camp in Calais
Tents and makeshift homes in the Jungle migrant camp in Calais, home to 10,000 people at its largest point
Karzan with his wife and son in their makeshift shelter in the Calais migrant camp. He worked as a nurse in the Iraq city of Kirkuk, before being forced to flee by the so-called Islamic State.
Men queue for food in the Jungle migrant camp in Calais
A warehouse in Calais, serving as a base for charitable donations
The Calais Kitchen is run by a Malaysian engineer and his wife who cook 400-500 meals every day
Ill-fitted shoes are common in the camp
Butane gas is often included in charitable donations, but poses a huge risk in the camp
People often go to restaurants on the camp 'High Street' to charge their phones
A man and his son make their way to the northern edge of the camp, where many Syrians are settled
Migrants have a very slim chance of making it to the UK from the camp
The 'Jungle Books' library, set up by Mary Jones, inside the camp
The camp is bordered by the N-216 motorway, where trucks often pass through en route to the UK
Phone reception is often bad in the camp, and many people gather just outside the camp to get a better signal
The camp housed people from many different countries, including Ethiopia, Sudan, Iraq and Syria
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