“The season is ruined”: a hundred caravans of travelers squat the rugby field, significant damage to be deplored

Une centaine de caravanes installées par les membres de la communauté des gens du voyage près de Lyon (ILLUSTRATION). MAXPPP – Sebastien JARRY

This Sunday, May 12, nearly 400 people from the Traveler community illegally settled in Pusignan. Concentrated on the rugby field of the Jean-Bouin stadium, the caravans caused serious damage. Local events were also impacted by their presence.

400 of them are illegally installed on the rugby field in Pusignan (Rhône). This Sunday, May 12, around a hundred caravans of travelers came to squat at the Jean Bouin stadium.

Despite all the efforts of the mayor and the gendarmerie to relocate them, the evangelists intend to stay there until around May 27, according to ActuLyon.

Degradations

While they connected themselves to water and electricity without the slightest authorization, their trucks also caused significant damage on the ground. Following heavy rains in recent days, vehicle wheels have left deep marks in the ground.

For Mayor Anita Di Murro: “In addition to being currently unusable, the land must be completely redone", she laments to our colleagues.

The club is "shot down"

The rugby club says "dejected" faced with the situation, especially as the open days approach. "The season is surely ruined, the next one is clearly threatened", a source tells our colleagues.

The organization of a charity event to fight leukemia was also disrupted. Initially organized on the site, the 16th edition of Chalenge Cathou had to be moved to the Equinox complex.