Firefighters could only extinguish the flames the next morning when notre dame isnt just any church its the heart and soul of the french capital and though parts of it have been destroyed the structure of the iconic building has been preserved and french president emmanuel mccaughan has vowed to rebuild the Church Within just five years for parisian and those who love the city the fire was a reminder of just how beloved new to down is. Live it was an incredible sight more and more people gathered in front of Notre Dame Cathedral which was burning before their very eyes they sang and prayed together parishioners and tourists from around the world. The fire had already been raging for three hours the iconic twin bell towers were in danger of collapsing many here were hoping for a miracle like josie and early christians from lebannon. They had to go in theres water on either side. But its on fire and they cant put it out. Even in france with all of its modern technology they cant put it o
Watched in shock as the flames ravaged their way from the rooftop to this fire the firefighters could only extinguish the flames the next morning. Isnt just any church its the heart and soul of the french capital and though parts of it have been destroyed the structure of the iconic building has been preserved and french president emmanuel mccaughan has vowed to rebuild the Church Within just five years for parisian and those who love the city the fire was a reminder of just how beloved new toy down is. Live it was an incredible sight more and more people gathered in front of Notre Dame Cathedral which was burning before their very eyes they sang and prayed together parishioners and tourists from around the world. The fire had already been raging for three hours the iconic twin bell towers were in danger of collapsing many here were hoping for a miracle like josie and early christians from lebannon. They had to go in theres water on either side. But its on fire and they cant put it out
Firefighters could only extinguish the flames the next morning. Isnt just any church its the heart and soul of the french capital and though parts of it have been destroyed the structure of the iconic building has been preserved and french president Emmanuel Mccollum has vowed to rebuild the Church Within just five years for parisian and those who love the city the fire was a reminder of just how beloved new to down is. Live it was an incredible sight more and more people gathered in front of Notre Dame Cathedral which was burning before their very eyes they sang and prayed together parishioners and tourists from around the world. The fire had already been raging for three hours the iconic twin bell towers were in danger of collapsing many here were hoping for a miracle like josie and early christians from lebannon. They had to go in theres water on either side. But its on fire and they cant put it out. Even in france with all of its modern technology they cant put it out that you were
once a week stanislav said he like opens up his grants for the needy he distributes groceries mostly to pensioners and single mothers today he has pizzas that have almost reached their sell by date supermarkets are no longer allowed to throw these products away they are legally obliged to give them to charity organizations marta franco about is happy she can now invite her grandchildren to dinner. it out i get a small pension of about three hundred dollars and when i have to buy call and pay the electric bill it s hard to. climb out of a comes here every week at age thirty she s on disability because of heart trouble receiving the equivalent of one hundred sixty euros a month but groceries cost about the same in the czech republic as they do in germany she comes away with three pizzas and a pair fridge she says these will last five days. this is did you know at first i
now they re not allowed to do so despite the quantities available being enough for everyone to. blow things up when i was an emotional stanislav said elect disagree there s not enough to go around he says food prices are so high that even ordinary pensioners rely on food banks the state isn t providing enough support. the problem is that there are many people like me. my pension is enough i don t need to work i can volunteer. i don t earn anything from what i do here. what stanislav citylink would really like is a freezer the law may have made more food available for distribution but the czech republic is by no means a paradise for those in need. plenty of food for thought well that s all for this edition of focus on europe feel free to get in touch about this week s topic on twitter you can also find more stories on our website w dot