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Badalona B9 Eviction: Dozens Still in Tents as Catalonia Ends Emergency Operation

Regional officials say they have rehoused most identified vulnerable evacuees even as prosecutors review the city’s actions.

Overview

  • Catalonia’s Department of Social Rights declared its emergency response complete, reporting 120 of 180 identified vulnerable former B9 residents placed in temporary accommodation with aid groups.
  • Reports from the site indicate roughly 50 to more than 80 tents remain under the C-31 bridge, with many evacuees declining offers they view as short-term, distant or unclear.
  • Several people were relocated by the Red Cross and partners to placements outside Badalona, including in Lleida, Girona and Tarragona, and a parish shelter was earlier blocked by neighborhood protests.
  • The Public Prosecutor has requested Badalona’s documentation on housing alternatives ordered by the court, and MEP Jaume Asens has filed a criminal complaint against Mayor Xavier García Albiol alleging discriminatory denial of service, hate crime, disobedience and malfeasance.
  • Regional authorities and social organizations accuse the city of inaction, citing the closure of the Can Bofí Vell shelter, while Albiol defends the clearance as enforcement against illegal occupation.