Since 2017, Briançon, in the High Alps, on the border with Italy, has been
Has become an important place of passage for migrants on their routes in
Europe. From the first crossings at the ladder pass, the inhabitants of the region
Have mobilized. The winter of 2021 was critical, not by negative temperatures but
By the influx of exiles. The refuge was full cracked, and the marauders in charge
of recovering
The exiles in the mountains at night were exhausted. At the end of summer 2021, the
refuge was moved to a new place to be able to welcome exiles in better
Conditions. In October, with the influx of exiles, the refuge had to close his
doors.
Today, the situation is comparable to Calais and local associations protest
against the inaction of the authorities.
Two times in the winter and at the beginning of summer 2021, I went to document
what is
being played out in the French Alps, on the Franco-Italian Border.
