Riots cause 1 bln euros in damage: MEDEF

STORY: Riots cause 1 bln euros in damage: MEDEF DATELINE: July 5, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:02 LOCATION: LYON, France CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various shots of shops 2. SOUNDBITE (French): MAMOU, Owner of a tobacco shop 3. various shots of shops STORYLINE: MEDEF, France's main employers' organization, announced on Monday that more than 200 businesses had been looted, 300 banking agencies destroyed and 250 tobacco offices affected since the start of the riots. It estimated that the damage has amounted to more than a billion euros. SOUNDBITE (French): MAMOU, Owner of a tobacco shop "Compared to my neighbours, I was luckier. I only got my window broken." French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday an emergency law to accelerate reconstruction after the destruction that targeted buildings, urban furniture and means of transport. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Lyon, France. (XHTV)