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Depuis mi-octobre, un tunnelier géant de 2 000 tonnes d’acier attaquait le grès des Vosges. Après 4 km sous terre, le tunnel relie depuis ce mardi 19 juin, à 13h43, le plateau lorrain à Danne-et-Quatre-Vents et la plaine alsacienne à Saverne.
Hundreds of passengers wait in the concourse of Gare Montparnasse, while no trains are running due to 'sabotage' on several high-speed TGV train lines. Some 250,000 people are affected over the course of the day, and 800,000 over the entire weekend of the holiday rush and the opening of the Olympic Games. IMAGES
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, accompanied by Employment Minister, Catherine Vautrin, and Industry Minister Roland Lescure, visited the Mauffrey Academy, a training centre for transport and logistics professions in Eloyes in the Vosges region of northeastern France. (COMPLETES VIDI34KK624_EN) IMAGES
A forest fire continues in the commune of Bois-de-Champ, where 30 hectares have already burnt, and the flames are "progressing slowly" despite the action of the fire brigade and a water-bombing helicopter, according to the local authorities. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron attends the unveiling of a life-size model of the engine of the new TGV M at the Gare de Lyon in Paris, to mark the 40th anniversary of the high-speed TGV. The latest model is expected to hit the rails in 2024. COMPLETES VIDI9MZ9PP_EN IMAGES