Tuesday 24 March 2015

'Supertide' draws tens of thousands to France's Mont Saint-Michel

FLORA AND FAUNA
'Supertide' draws tens of thousands to France's Mont Saint-Michel
Le Mont-Saint-Michel, France (AFP) March 21, 2015 - Thirty thousand people flocked to Mont Saint-Michel on Saturday to see the "tide of the century" surround the picturesque French landmark as two people drowned on the country's west coast. A record-breaking crowd gathered at the rocky island topped with a Gothic Benedictine abbey to watch the sea surge up the bay on the Normandy coast, which is exposed to some of Europe's strongest tides. ... more


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