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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
World
Alexander Durie

UNCOVERED: Objects of affection the things that refugees hold close - Caught on Camera

Haven, a 10-year-old girl from the Kurdish region of northern Iraq, says her scooter is like her best friend [Abdul Saboor/Al Jazeera]

Nord, France – Grande Synthe, a makeshift refugee camp close to Dunkirk and Calais, sits on an old railway line.

About 250 people live here and try to fight the bitter winter cold temperatures, which can drop to as low as -5 degrees Celsius (23 degrees Fahrenheit), by huddling in tents and small wooden shelters, or lighting fires.

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