18-04-2019 20:27 via news.yahoo.com

In Notre-Dame's shadow, a 'village' faces uncertain future

Few at the gathering Thursday morning in the Quasimodo cafe -- named after the hunchback in Victor Hugo's celebrated novel set at the cathedral -- seemed optimistic about the chances of re-opening in the near future.Police are letting only residents and business owners onto the River Seine island known as the Ile de la Cite where the cathedral stands, choking off the tourist traffic that is their lifeblood."We usually have lots of tourists, more than 500 a day, but now there's nobody," said Virg
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