The operation to dismantle the Calais area camp was confirmed by French Immigration Minister Eric Besson, in an interview on French radio.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

Eric Calais,a geophysicist, says that sudden movement can follow a buildup of stress as adjacent plates struggle to move past each other.

VOA: standard.2010.01.13

The camp has become a source of tension among Calais residents and in France's relations with Britain, with London pushing for tighter border control.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

But immigrant rights activists claim that closing the Calais camp does not solve France's illegal immigration problem, because many illegals simply move down the coast.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

Many had arrived to the Calais squatter area after dangerous journeys through Asia and Europe.

VOA: standard.2009.09.22

The French port of Calais was closed on Saturday and that caused a huge backup of vehicles around the English port of Dover where ferry services were hit.

VOA: standard.2009.12.21