Quelle: The Guardian
Charities say 4-metre-high wall, funded by UK government, will endanger lives as desperate people take bigger risks
Charities say the wall will force people to take even greater risks. Photograph: AP
Work has begun on a £1.9m wall to block migrants and asylum seekers from attempting to board lorries heading to the Calais port.
The structure will stand 4 metres tall and 1km long on both sides of the dual carriageway approaching the port, a few hundred metres from the main refugee camp, where more than 10,000 people live in conditions that charities describe as dangerous and dirty. It will be made of smooth concrete, making it harder to climb, and extends an existing wire fence that flanks the immediate approach to the port.