A convertible yellow lotus speeds up the road that leads to the port of La Tour-Fondue.
On the horizon, the tranquility of the Mediterranean is disturbed only by the comings and goings of the ferry providing the shuttle between the island of Porquerolles and the mainland.
On board, there are still many tourists on this long weekend.
But all the attention is focused elsewhere.
Since Friday, the municipal center for social action (CCAS) overlooking the Var peninsula of Giens has been welcoming 190 migrants rescued at sea by the humanitarian ship Ocean Viking - the 44 unaccompanied minors were taken care of by Aid social in childhood.
While the diplomatic crisis between Paris and Rome is at an impasse, France has been forced to hastily convert this holiday village into a "zone of
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Between pine forests, palm trees and laurels, some 90 CRS ensure the security of the site in rotation 24 hours a day. Behind the security barriers, a real…
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