Investigations are continuing after the crash of a small plane in the Var at the weekend. The crash, in a forest near Pignans, claimed the lives of three people. The prosecutor of Draguignan said today that the investigation to determine the cause of the accident could take several weeks or even several months. The prosecutor said that the plane had taken off from Cuers. The investigation is being carried out by the air transport gendarmerie brigade, which said that it was visiting the site of the crash today.
Several people have been injured in two separate shootings in Marseille last night. Two of the injured are in a serious condition. The shootings are the latest in a wave of violence to have affected the northern districts of the city this year in connection with drugs dealing.
A large number of departments in France are under Meteo France Orange warnings for storms. The band of affected departments stretches across central France from the Charante-Maritime in the west to the Moselle in the east. Severe storms hit much of northern France including Paris yesterday.
The French government has said that it's going to collect data on visitors to certain attractions which are receiving an excess number of people. Speaking to Le Figaro, Minister Delegate for Small and Medium Enterprise, Trade, Craft and Tourism, Olivia Gregoire said that data needs to be collected because there are places where an influx of tourists sometimes poses a threat to the preservation of the destinations themselves.
A missing person has been found safe and sound in the Var this afternoon. 16 year old Jasmine Dinar, who is f
