“Our roommates are the cockroaches.
The problem is that they don't pay rent, they don't clean, but they take up space.
They even eat from my fridge every day…” The tone is playful, but in reality, Ibrahima
(the first name has been changed)
is not laughing too much.
This 26-year-old student shares his 9 m2 room at the Hélène-Boucher university residence in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (Nord) with an endless horde of cockroaches.
Crush one, it comes back ten despite the regular blows of bleach that the young man sprinkles in the corners.
In all the rooms, it's the same story: cockroaches, humidity, non-existent thermal and sound insulation, common sanitary facilities in poor condition.
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