The square where people evicted from the old high school in Badalona were living in squalor has been cleared.

BarcelonaThe approximately 50 people who live in squalor in front of the former B9 high school in Badalona, ​​where They were evicted this WednesdayThey are also being evicted from this area where they had settled precariously. This Friday morning, the local police proceeded to remove everyone to clear the square in front of the building. The abandoned high school had nearly 400 occupants, but after this week's eviction, almost fifty people have had to settle in the surrounding area because they had nowhere else to go. They spent two nights sleeping rough while waiting to find housing.

The migrants have begun to dismantle the tents They have already voluntarily left the square. Right now, they are moving a few meters away. A deployment of about fifteen officers from the Badalona Municipal Police, including riot police, was in place at 7:00 AM and gave them until 10:00 AM to leave voluntarily before being evicted again. At that time, the police line advanced, but the mediators, from the Socialist Housing Union of Catalonia and Badalona Acull, asked the Municipal Police for more time. The officers granted it and eased the intervention, withdrawing the police line. The cleaning crew has begun to work.

The Minister of Social Rights and Inclusion, Mònica Martínez Bravo, sent a letter on Thursday to the mayor of Badalona, ​​Xavier Garcia Albiol, asking him to immediately open the Can Bofí Vell shelter to accommodate those evicted from the B9 building. The City Council responded to the Government that this option was not viable because the building has "serious structural deficiencies" and stated that it was working with the Government to find a solution for those affected.