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Added on the 03/10/2020 19:13:47 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
In Roquebillière, half of the bridge was swept away by the surging waters of the Vésubie river, which are still very strong the day after torrential rains fell on the Alpes-Maritimes, in France. IMAGES
Images of people walking in the streets of Lyon, as France's temperatures are expected to reach their peak on Monday afternoon, with 40 departments placed on orange heatwave alert by the French weather agency Météo-France. IMAGES
Images of the River Seine and tourists as the men's triathlon event scheduled for Tuesday was postponed until Wednesday due to 'sanitary reasons', as the water was still too polluted, announced the organisers, who had taken the risky gamble of having athletes swim in the river from the outset. IMAGES
People wait at London's St Pancras International after several Eurostar trains between Paris and London were cancelled due to a massive sabotage attack on France's high-speed rail network, according to the company. IMAGES
"It will be a major legacy for us," says Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo after swimming for a few minutes in the river Seine with the President of the Paris Games Organising Committee (Cojo) Tony Estanguet. IMAGES