Tension and anger; Calais is exacerbated by the influx of immigrants in Italy

Sebastien Guinea | AFP -

Fights among migrants from East Africa, who tries to England to get Calais reflect growing tensions due to the influx of Italy, the report deals with the border police (PAF) causes.

In a little more than 24 hours a day, Eritreans and Sudanese groups have met three times in the middle and in the port area of Calais, although sending forty CRS forces on Sunday evening.

Nearly 70 people were injured, one of them be a helicopter in serious condition in a hospital in Lille on Tuesday evening in the clashes.

On Tuesday evening there was a large, but short rush before the distribution of the meals. However, this does not in a violent confrontation at this time, in contrast to what happened turn on Monday, thanks for the quick response community organizers, under the clock by dozens of police officers, journalists, told AFP.

"I always have to fight!" ("Whenever I fight!"), Known in English was in Afghanistan for two days in Calais. "For showers, toilets, food."

Tony, a member of humanity Open Calais (COH) Association, says: "There is no suspense in every way" because "Migrants are not the only targets of stress." "People are attracted to Calais, when I saw the wicked post., But can see how it is to be understood in the situation., And activists are under pressure, Calais, employing migrants and migrant workers."

CALAIS, according to official figures, around 7,500 illegal immigrants have been arrested since the beginning of the year, while trying to keep the United Kingdom.

Tony estimates of current migrants in 1400, according to official estimates, from 1200 to 1300.

This represents an increase "to 50% in some months," the prefect of Pas-de-Calais, Denis Robin said Monday.

According to Tony, now "60, 70% of immigrants to Italy in Calais."

Or "the number of people who continue to rise to Italy via the Mediterranean to least? Autumn" (navigation, then more complex), further aggravating tensions, fears, Philippe Wannesson another activist.

- A disturbing report -

According to a report in the PAF, on Tuesday, Le Figaro published ", from 1 January to 30 June 2014 landed 61,591 illegal immigrants in Italy" against "7913 for the same period in 2013 and only 4,301 in the first six months 2,012 Eritreans, are the 31% of these migrants (18,282) were. Syrians in the second 10,371 (17%). "

This led to an intensification of mass influx "of immigration pressure on the border of Italy" and was arrested by the PAF of 5,235 people in the first half of 2014, according to the report.

If asked, AFP, the Interior Ministry said:. "But everything from the decline in asylum in France in the first half of 2014, the France is a country of migrants in transit"

Younas, Eritrea, 21, told AFP on Tuesday that he will win the Nice train station in Paris and Calais, wanted "to go to England." Two young men traveling without luggage silent compatriots.

His journey has already cost more than € 4,000 € 1,400 to travel to Libya to Italy in 400 people on the boat.

CALAIS, as prefect Denis Robin Monday, members of the OFII (French Office for Immigration and Integration) came to the events, the refugee camp was announced near the city center, told AFP reporters. They also gave brochures in Arabic.

"They must be returned to us two days to find a solution," Gassim, said Sudan for 30 years, in three weeks CALAIS, after leaving Sudan in 2012 and extends to Libya and Italy.

However, he said, is a long and complicated administrative procedures in France. "What, are you easy to find in France, in England," he says.