More than 100 children have gone missing after the demolition of part of ‘The Jungle’ in Calais last month, a UK charity has said.

Help Refugees UK conducted a census following the destruction of the southern part of the Jungle in March and found that 4,946 people are still living in the make-shift camp, including 1,400 in shipping containers provided by the French government.

In a Facebook post, the charity expressed concern about the fate of 129 unaccompanied minors who had been living in the camp but have disappeared since the demolition.

“We are deeply shocked and very concerned to report that 129 unaccompanied minors cannot be accounted for,” the charity wrote.

“No alternative accommodation was provided for unaccompanied minors during the evictions, no assessment was made by the French authorities of their needs, and no systems put in place to monitor them or provide safeguarding.

“There is no official registration system for children in place In Calais or Dunkirk.”

The charity said it had informed UK children’s commissioner Anne Longfield and her French counterpart about the findings.

According to the census, there are still 294 children living by themselves in the unofficial camp, and a further 209 in the main camp, set up to replace the Jungle. The youngest is eight-years-old.

“This is simply not acceptable,” the post said. “We call on the French authorities to put systems in place immediately to register and safeguard the remaining 294 lone children in the camp.

“With Interpol already reporting over 10,000 missing refugee children in Europe, we need to do everything possible to mitigate against the children in Calais and Dunkirk adding to these numbers.”

In January, the EU’s criminal intelligence agency said at least 10,000 children had disappeared since arriving in Europe, and it was feared many had fallen prey to human traffickers.

More than 100 children have gone missing after the demolition of part of ‘The Jungle’ in Calais last month, a UK charity has said.

Help Refugees UK conducted a census following the destruction of the southern part of the Jungle in March and found that 4,946 people are still living in the make-shift camp, including 1,400 in shipping containers provided by the French government.

In a Facebook post, the charity expressed concern about the fate of 129 unaccompanied minors who had been living in the camp but have disappeared since the demolition.

“We are deeply shocked and very concerned to report that 129 unaccompanied minors cannot be accounted for,” the charity wrote.

“No alternative accommodation was provided for unaccompanied minors during the evictions, no assessment was made by the French authorities of their needs, and no systems put in place to monitor them or provide safeguarding.

“There is no official registration system for children in place In Calais or Dunkirk.”

The charity said it had informed UK children’s commissioner Anne Longfield and her French counterpart about the findings.

According to the census, there are still 294 children living by themselves in the unofficial camp, and a further 209 in the main camp, set up to replace the Jungle. The youngest is eight-years-old.

“This is simply not acceptable,” the post said. “We call on the French authorities to put systems in place immediately to register and safeguard the remaining 294 lone children in the camp.

“With Interpol already reporting over 10,000 missing refugee children in Europe, we need to do everything possible to mitigate against the children in Calais and Dunkirk adding to these numbers.”

In January, the EU’s criminal intelligence agency said at least 10,000 children had disappeared since arriving in Europe, and it was feared many had fallen prey to human traffickers.