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Mass relocations in Paris raise questions before summer sports event

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French community groups document large-scale movement of people from informal settlements near Paris. Report shows thousands affected by pre-Olympic city preparations

A french activist group named Le Revers de la Médaille (which means the other side of the medal) put out some eye-opening numbers about paris pre-games preparations

The report shows that from early-2023 to fall-2024‚ authorities moved almost twenty-thousand people from temporary camps and shelters in the paris area; some folks got moved more than once (so the real number might be different)

More than one-hundred local organizations joined forces to track these moves which they say look like social clean-up before the big summer event. The groupʼs findings point to a pattern of clearing out informal settlements: many people faced multiple relocations - sometimes getting pushed from one spot to another

The data covers about eighteen months leading up to the games showing how city planning affects those living in makeshift homes. These numbers reflect whats happening on paris streets where temporary residents keep moving between different spots

Samuel Logan

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