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Tourist operators on Mont Saint-Michel left high and dry by coronavirus fallout

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The iconic French island of Mont Saint-Michel is deserted. Heavily reliant on tourism, the island’s businesses have lost one-third of their annual sales, with up to one-third of local tour guides expected to stop altogether.

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