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Farmers in south of France are blocking off a toll booth by Saint-Jean-de-Vedas, close to Montpellier as they continue to put pressure on the government. French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is expected to announce measures later today. Almost 400 km (250 miles) of motorway are closed in the south of France and top farmers' union have announced plans to encircle Paris. IMAGES
French farmers are using their tractors to block off motorway A16 by Amblainville toll booth in the region of Oise, an hour north of Paris. Farmers union FDSEA Ile-de-France is announcing five blockades around Paris from 2pm to increase the pressure on Prime Minister Gabriel Attal, who is due to announce a first set of measures to try to calm their anger. IMAGES
A tractor convoy makes its way along the A709 motorway towards a toll booth by Saint-Jean-de-Vedas, close to Montpellier in the south of France. French farmers are increasing blockades and slow-down operations as they await to hear what measures Prime Minister Gabriel Attal said he will announce later today. IMAGES
Angry French farmers dump tyres, apples, manure and soil in front of warehouses of retailler Supermarket U in the southwestern town of Sainte-Colombe-en-Bruilhois. IMAGES
French President Emmanuel Macron, accompanied by his wife and several ministers, visits Saint-Omer in the northern Pas-de-Calais region, which has been devastated by several days of rain, flooding and high water, to offer his support. IMAGES
Chablis (France), Sep 27 (EFE / EPA).- (Camera: Christophe Petit-Tesson) The small and controlled fires that Burgundy winegrowers lit in April to save their vineyards from frost were both a necessity and an alert: climate change is forcing them to seek immediate solutions and a great change in the sector.FOOTAGE OF THE WINE SECTOR IN CHABLIS AND OF THE WINE PROCESS.