Included in this sum are the 39 buses that were set on fire, a tram set on fire, two damaged trams and vandalized street furniture.
Urban riots caused “at least 20 million euros”Some $22 million in damage to public transportation in the Paris region, according to an estimate released Monday by the regional transportation authority.
This sum includes “the buses burned down, a tram set on fire, two damaged trams and vandalized street furniture”, the agency, Ile-de-France Mobilités (IDFM) specified to AFP, confirming information from the newspaper Le Parisien.
In total, 39 buses have been set on fire across the Paris region (Île de France) since the riots began, according to IDFM.
You have to count about 350,000 euros (about 382,000 dollars) per bus, said the regional transport authority.
For days and as a precaution, the circulation of buses and trams in the Paris region has been interrupted at 9:00 p.m., a measure that will also be applied this Monday, IDFM recalled.
The riots broke out on the night of June 27 after the death of Nahel, a 17-year-old boy who was shot at point-blank range by a police officer during a traffic stop in a northwestern suburb of Paris. A video captured the moment of drama.
Source: Ambito
