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Added on the 20/01/2020 17:25:00 - Copyright : France 24 EN
Horns are heard through the streets of Arras in northern France as a long line of tractors is making their way towards the local prefecture. Farmers responded to the call of farmers union Rural Coordination, keeping the pressure on the French government two days before the Paris International Agricultural Show. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal talks with residents of Blendecques, a town in France's northern region of Pas-de-Calais, as the nearby river Canche burst its banks again in a region already affected by several episodes of flooding. IMAGES
Farmers on tractors block the A1 motorway near Lille to keep up the pressure on the government as it prepares its response to the profession's anger. IMAGES
Farmers on tractors block the A16 motorway near Beauvais in northern France. Demonstrations continue across France, the day after a meeting with the government of new French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal and as a meeting of European ministers for the sector gets under way. IMAGES
Freezing rain hit the north and east of France on Wednesday morning, making for icy road and slow traffic. The snowfall expected during this cold spell, made rarer by climate change, remains measured. IMAGES
"No one will forget you," promises new French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal to flood victims in the Pas-de-Calais, northern France, on his first trip as head of government. IMAGES