A year after the collapse of dilapidated buildings in the popular center of Marseille, which had killed 8 people, thousands of residents of the Marseille city demonstrated Saturday in support of the families of the victims and to shout their anger.

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"Neither forgetfulness nor forgiveness": one year after the collapse of dilapidated buildings rue d'Aubagne, in the popular center of Marseille, which had killed 8 people, thousands of residents of the Marseille city demonstrated Saturday in support to the families of the victims and to shout their anger.

"Gaudin assassin", "We do not forget, we do not forgive": throughout the procession, descended from the city center to the town hall, located on the Old Port, behind a banner carried by relatives of 8 people killed in the disaster on November 5, 2018, protesters have taken many slogans already sung in the gatherings that followed the tragedy a year ago.

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"A year ago, Marseille lost eight of its children, their only guilt is to come from working-class neighborhoods [...] It is no longer possible that crime, death, inequality social, unhealthy housing sets up system in Marseille, "denounces at the microphone of Europe 1 Soraya, the Union of Neighborhoods of Marseille.

"Just look at the city and see how it is broken down today"

"One can no longer remain inactive.A year later, the record is worse.It is dislodged throughout the city.Just look at the city and see how it is broken down today," continues Aisha , another activist. "There are endangerment orders all over the city, at the same time, financial speculation is being made, buildings in jeopardy are resold, they are doing politics and business at the same time" she still.

"The country has not solved the problem of poor housing," he told the press the deputy LFI of Marseille Jean-Luc Mélenchon, before the departure of the procession, deploring a "local negligence spectacular". Other elected officials or local political figures, such as Socialist opposition leader at the town hall, Benoît Payan, PCF municipal councilor Jean-Marc Coppola, or EELV candidate for the March 2020 municipal elections Sébastien Barles, also took part in the event.

The protest gathered up to 20,000 people according to the organizers, and 6,700 according to the police. As the city hall approached, the atmosphere of the event became tense. Incidents had already occurred at the same place during similar demonstrations in late 2018.