Legal uncertainty is preventing authorities from clearing camps built by the homeless in Geneva.
Many have become a permanent presence on sidewalks and in public spaces, notably on Rue De-Candolle, at Place des Alpes, and in the Parc Geisendorf.
Mattresses, bags and rubbish have piled up for months.
But since the autumn city clean-up operations have been suspended. Authorities cite ongoing legal analysis over how to distinguish waste from personal belongings.
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