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After being trapped overnight in cable cars high above the glaciers of Mont Blanc, 33 tourists have finally been rescued and brought to safety on the ground. Nathan Frandino reports.
The remaining 33 people trapped overnight in cable cars over Europe's highest mountain are brought to safety, the ride's operator says.
In Plevenon, the famous Breton lighthouse of Cap Frehel is covered in a thin layer of snow. As France faces its coldest day of the week, the Cotes-d'Armor and Ille-et-Vilaine regions of Brittany in the north-west have activated the yellow level of the winter plan. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron visits Mont-Saint-Michel, a symbol of the "French spirit" of "resilience" and "resistance", on the eve of another day of union protests against pension reform. IMAGES
Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron arrive at Couesnon dam near Mont-Saint-Michel, before visiting the famous rocky islet in the English Channel to celebrate the millennium of the founding of its abbey. The French President is due to announce a campaign to classify more French religious buildings from the 19th and 20th centuries as historic monuments, in order to facilitate their preservation. IMAGES
A day after the 11th day of mobilisation against the pension reform, 200 to 300 demonstrators, held at a distance by the police, gathered to block the entry points of Mont-Saint-Michel in Normandy. IMAGES