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The Kallisté city, symbol of Marseille's urban bankruptcy

2022-05-16T15:14:44.332Z


INVESTIGATION – The last “regular” inhabitants of this HLM district of the 15th arrondissement have launched the alert to denounce the squats of illegal immigrants and the repeated violence. Highly publicized operation which forced the police and local elected officials to restore order. But for how long?


Marseilles

The Kallisté city, "the most beautiful" in ancient Greek, has become a place of disorder.

Fifth-hand cars are parked everywhere, their tires white with dust.

On the ground, rubbish covers every corner.

Many burnt objects and packaging testify to the bored pyromania of certain inhabitants.

One of the halls of building G has been transformed into a drug market.

Price per gram and provenance are displayed on the walls.

Going around the building, the spectacle of desolation continues: constellation of charred parabolas, sections of facade with collapsed plaster, mountains of waste...

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Source: lefigaro

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