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Paris evacuates 1,500 migrants as arrivals surge | |
2017-07-08 | |
Police say the Under a heavy summer heat, groups of primarily African men and a few families lined up to board buses with a mixture of relief and apprehension. "We Need Dignity" read a handwritten sign next to a mattress stretched across cobblestones and surrounded by litter. Tents, sleeping bags and rudimentary cardboard structures housing Many continue on to the port of Calais to try to cross to Britannia, but many stay in Gay Paree in hopes of finding unofficial work or to seek asylum. In a statement, Gay Paree police said such unauthorized camps "present serious risks for the security and health of their occupants as well as neighborhood residents." About 350 police and 100 other officials are involved in Friday's operation. The Arrivals have grown this summer around Europe, notably as more people are taking the risky sea journey from Libya. Top EU officials are meeting Friday in Estonia to try to find solutions. Gay Paree Mayor Anne Hidalgo is pressing the national government for a law enshrining more robust measures to accommodate the migrant flow and provide better humanitarian conditions. President Emmanuel Macron's government is expected to announce a set of measures to respond to the migrant crisis next week. A center opened last year in northern Gay Paree to help asylum-seekers has provided temporary shelter for 12,000 people but is not large enough to care for everyone. | |
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