About 120 faithful gathered for the funeral in the church of Rincq, when lightning has struck the steeple … Terrible coincidence at Aire-sur-la-Lys. One person was electrocuted and seven people slightly injured by the lightning strike which occurred at a church on the 2nd March, just before the start of a funeral ceremony. The accident, […]
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The two occupants of a Ferrari died following a violent road exit in the Pas-de-Calais. The car caught fire and exploded under the violence of the shock. Does he drive from junction was caused by the speed? Still, a Ferrari, registered in the Var, with on board a father and his son 25 year, its […]
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Six complaints from migrants for targeted violence were received by the prosecutor of Boulogne-sur-Mer. Police officers are involved in some of them … Police questioned. On Monday, six complaints were filed by migrants in Calais, we have learned, with the public prosecutor of Boulogne-sur-Mer. Four of them allegedly targeted by security forces. Police internal affairs […]
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Onboard an inflatable boat, many migrants have tried unsuccessfully to reach the British coast from Dunkirk … A tragedy was avoided. Saturday morning, four migrants , drifting in a dinghy off Sangatte, in the Pas-de-Calais region, were rescued by rescuers at sea. Orginally five in the little boat “Around 5:30am, a migrant was found lying […]
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The prefecture estimated that between 100 and 150 migrants are behind projections in the “Calais Jungle” … Officers from the CRS were wounded early Sunday afternoon by projectiles launched by migrants near the “Jungle” in Calais, it has been learned from the prefecture of Pas-de-Calais. “There was early afternoon clashes between some migrants who tried to […]
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The Region Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Picardy puts in place an emergency plan of three million to assist farmers and milk producers … After the Minister of Agriculture on Wednesday it was the turn of Xavier Bertrand to present Thursday its measures to help farmers and milk producers in the region. In all, about an additional aid of […]
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Some 700 passengers on a Eurostar from London were blocked for eight hours to Beugnâtre (Pas-de-Calais) after a fire on a locomotive. Around 9pm on Sunday, “about 700 passengers were stranded for 8 hours after an electrical incident must have happened in a locomotive causing a fire”, said Eurostar communications which states that firefighters intervened to […]
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English, French, Belgians, Italians … About 2000 people demonstrated Saturday afternoon in Calais (Pas-de-Calais) to support the camp of migrants “Jungle”. These protesters demanding “reception conditions worthy”. Politicians have also participated in this event, including the former far-left candidate for president Philippe Poutou (NPA). Health emergency “There are humanitarian emergency. We must offer a welcome […]
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According to Météo France, the phenomenon will begin around 16 pm on Tuesday … Disturbances are back in the sky. The North and the Pas-de-Calais were placed in orange alert for strong wind from Tuesday afternoon, said Meteo France. The phenomenon and should last from 4 pm Tuesday to 4 am Wednesday morning. “A transition occurs first […]
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The traffic of freight trains in the Channel Tunnel near Calais was almost non-existent as a result of the intrusion of some 600 migrants on the site, “Traffic was interrupted about 10pm to about 6.20am“, said a spokesman for the prefecture of Pas-de-Calais told AFP. Two freight shuttles could were able to travel according to […]
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