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Added on the 11/06/2018 13:06:00 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Water rises to window level as floods hit southwestern France, where fierce winds recently left one person dead and five others injured. IMAGES
Images of the Lourdes sanctuary, which was partially flooded on Friday night, forcing the closure of the grotto, while several floods affected the Hautes-Pyrénées department. IMAGES
Streets in La Roche-Posay, western France, are flooded following heavy rain and the overflowing of the local river Creuse. The river reached 6m78 in the city, exceeding the historic flood of 1982, and is expected to rise to 7m2, close to the record of 1896 (7m3). IMAGES
The dismantling of the scaffolding around the spire of Notre-Dame de Paris, which was burnt in a fire in 2019, is underway and is expected to take a few months. The spire should be fully visible for the Paris Olympic Games, as the public institution confirmed to AFP. IMAGES
France's new Culture Minister Rachida Dati visits the town of Nontron in the Dordogne region of south-west France to discuss the role of culture in rural areas. She visited the experimental arts and crafts centre, one of the winners of the "France 2030 Culture" call for projects, and in particular a cutlery factory. IMAGES
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