French police are hunting for a man who raped a Canadian student at a camp near Calais used by illegal immigrants

Police said the 31-year-old woman, who has spent most of her life in Britain, was attacked while photographing the site called "the jungle". The camp is used by migrants waiting to cross the Channel to Britain. Vice-prosecutor Philippe Muller told a press conference that the rape had been committed "by an individual who is currently being searched for". He added: "The Pas-de-Calais Victim Support Association has been called upon to provide help and support for the victim." The camp lies in woodland near the Calais ferry terminal. It is made up of shelters constructed from plastic sheets and camp-fires built by the migrants. The press conference was told that investigators have fingerprints and DNA samples from the suspect. They believe he came from the Middle East, and fear he may have left the area - either for Britain, Belgium or Holland.