Buses burned in Aubervilliers, north of Paris, June 30, 2023 (AFP/Archives/Bertrand GUAY)
The riots caused “at least 20 million euros in damage” to public transport in Ile-de-France, according to a first estimate, published on Monday, by Ile-de-France Mobilités (IDFM), regional transport authority .
In this sum, it is necessary to count “the burnt buses, a burnt tram, two damaged trams and the street furniture which was broken”, specified IDFM to AFP, confirming information from the Parisian.
In total, 39 buses have been burned, everywhere in Ile-de-France since the start of the riots, in particular 12 buses in the RATP depot in Aubervilliers (Seine-Saint-Denis) and 14 buses in the ProCars company depot in Provins (Seine-et-Marne), detailed IDFM.
It takes about 350,000 euros for a bus, according to the regional transport authority.
IDFM recalled the renewal Monday evening of the stop from 9:00 p.m. on the circulation of buses and trams, set up for several days, stressing that “apart from the Aubervilliers depot, the damage has been greatly limited since the setting up of this order”.
Thus surface transport in Ile-de-France, that is to say buses and trams, will return to the depot again on Monday no later than 9 p.m., “to preserve the safety of agents and travelers”, even if the intensity of the riots has decreased significantly, IDFM had indicated at midday.
“This measure is renewed to preserve the safety of agents and travelers”, explained the regional authority, which had invited “travellers to anticipate their movements”.
Night riots broke out on June 27, the day of the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old teenager shot at point-blank range by a police motorcyclist, during a roadside check in Nanterre (west of Paris).
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