the refugee camp near the forecourt of the Hôtel de Ville was evacuated

Since the beginning of August, an improvised camp of migrants has taken up residence near the forecourt of the Hôtel de Ville in Paris. After three weeks occupying the tourist spot, the police headquarters announced that the approximately 226 refugees have all been sheltered, and that the camp has been evacuated.

” Mainly from West Africa “, these migrants have for the time being ” been directed to a temporary reception structure in Île-de-France “Said in a press release the Île-de-France region and the police headquarters. They will then be oriented in the region “ depending on their situation and with their agreement », in temporary accommodation structures. This should allow them social and health support, as well as an assessment of their administrative situation.

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24 operations carried out since the beginning of the year

On Monday, the town hall of Paris had called for an operation to shelter these refugees, including several dozen families, coming in particular from Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal and even Mali. ” It took three long weeks of demonstrations, the exhaustion of people and the support of the media for them to obtain what is written in the law, accommodation for all. “said, on the social network Utopia 56 association which protests against the shortage of accommodation solutions in the capital.

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This is the 24^e operation carried out in Île-de-France since the beginning of the year. In all and for all, 3,283 people were taken care of, specifies the press release from the police headquarters.