French police arrest 276 migrants at `` Jungle '' camp , 125 were minors . Migrants had been living in makeshift tents made from cardboard , plastic sheeting . `` I never lived in such a condition like this back home , but right now we do n't have any other choice , '' said Bashir , 24 , who left behind his family . The authorities said the tent city was a temporary solution to an acute problem that has plagued France for years and is now being addressed by building new camps on land owned by local authorities. The French government has not said where the migrants would be relocated .
French police arrest 276 migrants at `` Jungle '' camp , 125 were minors . Migrants had been living in makeshift tents made from cardboard , plastic sheeting . The authorities said the tent city was a temporary solution to an acute problem that has plagued France for years and is now being addressed by building new camps on land owned by local authorities. The French government has not said where the migrants would be relocated .