Chaos in Paris: Major Train Sabotage Disrupts Travel Ahead of Olympic Opening Ceremony

An eventful day for the French, particularly for Parisians, as the major sabotage on the railway has caused significant inconvenience for hundreds of thousands of travelers, just hours before the Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Meanwhile, EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg (the International Airport EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg) has temporarily grounded its aircraft for “security reasons.” The airport is located in France and is jointly operated by France and Switzerland. It should be noted that it is now operating normally again.

At the same time, French President Emmanuel Macron is welcoming foreign leaders at the Élysée Palace, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his wife, Mareva Grabowsky, also present.

Theoretically, the Olympic Flame continues its “tour” through the streets of the French capital, while everything is ready for a spectacular ceremony on the Seine.

See below photos just before the major sporting event

Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS

EPA/ALI HAIDER

Charles Michel and French Minister of Sports, Amélie Oudéa-Castéra EPA/ANDRE PAIN

A smiling Christine Lagarde EPA/ANDRE PAIN

Despair at the train stations REUTERS/Susana Vera

REUTERS/Susana Vera

REUTERS/Susana Vera

Technicians repairing damages REUTERS/Brian Snyder

Life-threatening danger REUTERS/Brian Snyder

REUTERS/Susana Vera

Pool via REUTERS/Leah Millis

REUTERS/Carlos Barria

REUTERS/Carlos Barria

Mick Jagger at a Louis Vuitton Foundation event for the Olympic Games REUTERS/Stephanie Lecocq

REUTERS/Agustin Marcarian

REUTERS/Susana Vera

REUTERS/Yara Nardi

The Olympic Rings, a work designed by the Chinese-American architect Ieoh Ming Pei EPA/LUDOVIC MARIN / POOL

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