"It is no longer just a question of re-establishing public order [in the camp]… [but of] progressive dismantling of the camp which should start as soon as possible," Le Roux said during a hearing at the French Senate, according to France Soir newspaper.
About 1,500 migrants are living in the Grande-Synthe camp, with half of them having arrived there after dismantlement of Calais refugee camp in October 2016.
The Grande-Synthe camp, populated mostly by Kurds, was built by the humanitarian group Doctors Without Borders (MSF) in March 2016 to accommodate migrants and refugees living in tents and makeshift shelters.
He stressed that the government could not leave the things as they were at the moment.
French Interior Minister urges to dismantle migrants camp near city of Dunkirk
16 March 2017
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French Interior Minister Bruno Le Roux called on Wednesday for dismantling of the Grande-Synthe migrants camp near Dunkirk city in the northern France as soon as possible.
