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Strasbourg city mayor sues French state for failure to accommodate the homeless

Two homeless people sit on folding camp beds in a gymnasium set up by the Strasbourg City Hall in eastern France (illustration). AFP - FREDERICK FLORIN

The Mayor of the city of Strasbourg says she will sue the French state for not doing enough to help homeless people. This move comes as a migrant camp of some 200 people near the city center was evacuated by the police on Tuesday morning.

"Strasbourg will take the state to court for its failure to shelter people on the street," environmentalist mayor Jeanne Barseghian announced on Monday, launching a national appeal to other elected officials and humanitarian organisations to join her action.

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