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A police intervention in Grande-Synthe, September 6, 2018. AFP / FRANCOIS LO PRESTI

In the commune of Grande-Synthe in the northern suburbs of Dunkirk, the new socialist mayor Martial Beyaert is seeking the shelter of nearly a thousand migrants who live in the gymnasium of the town since December. As of this Tuesday, September 3, the administrative court of Lille must render its decision by validating or not the request for evacuation of the places. Reportage.

Like every Monday in the parking lot of the communal gymnasium of Grande-Synthe, the Salam team makes its entry. They are a hundred, in tight rank behind the barriers they wait for their daily ration. For this afternoon the Salam association will distribute to the migrants present tea, salad, pizza, lentils, chicken .... This routine scene will soon no longer take place because the gym, at the request of the mayor of the town, will soon be evacuated ...

Reportage in Grande-Synthe 02/09/2019 - by Sylvie Koffi Play