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A large number of passengers wait at Marseille's Saint-Charles station, as a total of 80,000 passengers are affected by storm-related disruptions on the French national rail network (SNCF). The South-East line has been completely disrupted between Paris and Lyon but is ‘operating well, but with delays’ between Lyon and Marseille, according to the SNCF. IMAGES
80,000 passengers are affected by the storms in the Yonne region, which have brought the South-East line between Paris and Lyon to a complete standstill. IMAGES
Hundreds of people wait in line outside the Russian embassy in Paris to cast their votes on the final day of the Russian presidential election, in which Vladimir Putin is running virtually unopposed. Victory would allow the former KGB agent to stay in the Kremlin until at least 2030, longer than any Russian leader since Catherine the Great in the eighteenth century and eclipsing Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. IMAGES
The Savoie department has blown up part of the La Praz cliff. The operation follows a major rockfall at the end of August over the A43 motorway in the Maurienne Valley, which blocked the SNCF's line to Italy. IMAGES
Boats taking part in the 12th Route du Rhum leave Saint-Malo to head to the Pointe du Grouin for the official start of the race, before setting sail for Guadeloupe. IMAGES
French skipper Charlie Dalin (Apivia) sprays champagne as he sets foot on dry land after becoming the first competitor to cross the finish line in the gruelling Vendee Globe round-the-world race. IMAGES
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