Roma Camp Cleared in Nantes After Claims of Abuse and Fire
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Police cleared Roma camps in Nantes, France. The camps were in an area called Doulon.
People said there was sexual violence against young girls in the camps. They told the police about this.
Neighbours living near the camps were not happy. They said the evacuation was not done well. One person said, "We are sad and we have no hope."
One camp caught fire during the evacuation. It was a shantytown, a place with small, poor homes.
Police found more than 150 cannabis plants at the burned camp. Cannabis is an illegal drug in France.
The camps were homes for Roma people. Roma are an ethnic group who often move from place to place.
This story shows problems with poor housing and crime near cities.
Vocabulary15 words
- evacuation
- making people leave a place
- sexual violence
- hurting someone in a sexual way; a crime
- shantytown
- an area with small, poor houses
- fire
- flames that burn things
- cannabis
- a plant used as a drug
- drug
- a substance that changes how the body feels
- Roma
- a group of people with their own culture and history
- ethnic group
- people who share the same culture or background
- riverside
- the area near a river
- minor
- a person under 18 years old
- camp
- a place where people live in temporary homes
- neighbour
- a person who lives close to you
- police
- people whose job is to stop crime
- report
- to tell someone about something bad
- illegal
- against the law
Quiz
Answer key
1. They were evacuated by police 2. Sexual violence 3. Cannabis plants
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Police cleared Roma camps in Nantes, France. The camps were in an area called _____.
People said there was _____ against young girls in the camps.
Neighbours living near the camps were not _____. They said the evacuation was not done well.
One camp caught _____ during the evacuation.
Police found more than _____ cannabis plants at the burned camp.
The camps were homes for _____ people.
This story shows problems with poor _____ and crime near cities.