Police within the French capital, Paris, on Wednesday cleared a significant migrant squat within the southern suburb of Vitry-sur-Seine with simply 100 days to go earlier than the beginning of the 2024 Summer time Olympics.
The makeshift camp on the website of an deserted bus firm workplace had been dwelling to roughly 450 migrants, primarily younger males however together with some moms with young children as properly.
Rights teams stated most migrants there had paperwork and had been awaiting social housing allotments.
Involved help organizations expressed concern that these now being ejected in an effort to “clear up” town earlier than the Olympics happen — from July 26 to August 11 — wouldn’t be capable of discover long-term housing help after being thrown out.
“The squat was the largest in France. It doubled in measurement in a single yr due to the Olympics. Final yr, authorities cleared out migrants from close by the Olympic Village, and plenty of displaced folks got here right here,” stated Paul Alauzy of the humanitarian group Medecins du Monde.
Authorities stated the eviction operation will proceed for a number of days. On Wednesday, some 300 folks had been forcibly faraway from the location — 150 had left the evening earlier than. Lots of these evicted had been put onto buses to be dropped at different cities round France.
Some teams additionally raised considerations that the transfer would negatively influence the well-being of school-aged kids who’re uprooted from the squat.



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