People are irate after the government ordered restaurants and bars closed in Marseille and Aix-en-Provence, the only two cities in mainland France to face such measures.
Tag: Marseille (France)
Marseille Dispatch: In a ‘French Detroit,’ a Housing Crisis Turns Deadly for Poor
Nervous officials in Marseille evacuated 1,054 people after a building collapse killed eight in a poor neighborhood. But many more homes are in danger of crumbling, and people live in fear.
Death Toll From Collapsed Buildings in Marseille Rises to 6
Google Maps images taken in recent months show large cracks and other signs of deterioration in the facades of the two structures. Fire crews later tore down a third.
At Least Four Dead in Collapse of Marseille Buildings
Several people remained missing after the buildings, one apparently vacant and the other housing apartments, fell near the city’s famous Old Port.
Marseille Buildings Collapse, and Rescuers Comb Ruins
Two buildings, one vacant, the other inhabited, gave way in the French city Monday morning. It was unclear if anyone had been inside.