“1:15 p.m. on Sunday”. Calais, the last chance – France 2 – September 19, 2021
Direction Calais, in the Pas-de-Calais department, in the Hauts-de-France region, a city that has long been associated with the “jungle”, a sort of shanty town where nearly 13,000 migrants ended up mingling. An improbable city, filmed by cameras around the world. And the images of its dismantling in October 2016 have been around the world. What has become of the “jungle” today, five years later? Is the city of Calais still the point of departure for England?
The candidates for exile were trying their luck in the trucks passing through the Channel Tunnel, but under pressure from the British government, the port and the roads were protected. The city is barricaded. Going to sea has become a solution for migrants who have never stopped coming: their number has doubled this year. They are said to be around 1,600 and many cross the Channel. On board inflatable boats called “small boats”, men, women and children, always in excess … There would have been around 12,000 passages in 2021, or 50% more in one year.
And also, a sailor, a priest, a Syrian …
For this document, signed Cyril Zha, Edouard Mounier, Patrice Brugère and Nicolas Berthelot, the magazine “1:15 p.m. Sunday“(Twitter, #1:15 p.m.) followed the police, who keep watch at night and try to prevent departures. Despite the large force deployed at sea and on land, the mission is difficult. Less than 50% of releases authorized to be intercepted. Meeting with residents at the forefront of this migratory crisis. Like Loïc Fontaine and his crew of the Sainte-Catherine Labouré who fish in the midst of crossings and rescue operations …
For ten years, Brigitte Lips has never stopped providing assistance to migrants: food, drink and something to recharge their mobile phones. Father Philippe Demeestère, priest in Calais, for his part helps migrants who have not succeeded in crossing to England to integrate into France and obtain papers. And finally, Firas, a 29-year-old Syrian. He left his country four years ago and he hopes to be able to spend one day in England.
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