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A refugee covers his face with a scarf as fires erupt in The Jungle refugee camp on Wednesday, October 26, 2016 in Calais, France. Authorities conducted a week-long operation that resulted in the eviction of the majority of the population and the destruction of the camp.

Amid teargas, a refugee throws a rock towards a fence protecting the highway approaching the port of Calais at The Jungle refugee camp in Calais, France. The operation to dismantle the camp would begin two days later.

Police order a refugee out of the trailer he was living in at The Jungle refugee camp in Calais, France. On the third day of the operation to evict refugees and dismantle the camp, fires broke out in late morning and continued throughout the day, destroying large swaths of dwellings and businesses.

As camp burns, a refugee leaps from the roof of a residence to the berm that delineates the edge of camp.

Workers begin tearing down homes and other structures on the second day of the operation to dismantle The Jungle refugee camp in Calais, France.

Two refugees react after returning to find their home burned to the ground.

A structure goes up in flames, the first of what would be many fires over several days, at The Jungle refugee camp where authorities were processing refugees for relocation throughout France.

Police form a skirmish line in an attempt to remove residents from The Jungle refugee camp in Calais, France.

A refugee makes a call as police arrive on the high ground in the middle of the camp.

A French law enforcement officer orders onlookers to move back as a structure burns behinds him.

Refugees discuss their eventual destination with personnel supervising their boarding of a bus at a relocation center near The Jungle refugee camp in Calais, France.

Refugees leave The Jungle camp to walk to a processing center nearby. They will be relocated to towns throughout France.

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