The Jungle book
An illustrated tour of one of Europe's largest refugee camps
CALAIS, France — The first impression of the "Jungle" — the refugee and migrant camp in northern France that is home to some 6,000 people — is of rubbish. Huge piles of rubbish, everywhere. Food waste, torn sleeping bags, children's toys, Christmas trees, you name it, it's probably lying abandoned somewhere in the camp. Amongst it all, people. The extraordinary thing about the "Jungle" is that it shows the human spirit in all its glory, its ingenuity, and its desire to survive. In the past few months, several restaurants, shops, churches and a library have opened; there are numerous mosques, a school, and even a theatre. Life in the muddy and cold camp is striving to carry on as normal, even in the most trying of situations. Illustrator Glyn Goodwin visited the "Jungle" last week, these drawings capture what he saw.
