Paris 2024 Olympics: Parisians Quit French Capital As Security Forces Take Over Eerily Empty City Center
deadline.comWith just four days until the kick-off of the 2024 Summer Olympics, host city Paris is in a state of flux as it gears up for an ambitious opening ceremony on the River Seine this Friday.
More than 12 million visitors are expected to touch down in the French capital for the games, running from July 26 to August 11, but the city currently feels eerily empty.
The inhabitants of Paris’ well-heeled central neighborhoods, which will be the most impacted by the games, have gone, with the traditional summer exodus feeling more pronounced this year.
At the same time, 35,000 police officers, many drafted in from outside Paris, and 18,000 military personnel are being deployed across the city for the duration of the games in a major security operation aimed at keeping spectators and athletes safe.
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