Up to 500 people of Bulgarian and Romanian nationality, including around a hundred children, previously lived 200 meters from the Matmut Atlantique Stadium. They evacuated the premises early in the morning before being evicted by the police.
The surroundings of the sports facility, which is to host seven football matches (including the men's quarter-finals) during the international competition, are being cleaned using mechanical excavators and skips. “This evacuation is linked to the Olympic Games, that's for sure,” denounces Léonard Velicu, member of the Bordeaux association Eurrom.