PARIS (AP) - every year millions of Roman Catholic shrine lourdes pilgrims trudge, many renowned self-healing capability, drink spring water. This time, tourists escape from the other water - flood - in the southwest of French town.
A rescue team to help hundreds of pilgrims escape waterlogging hotel on Saturday after rain, resulting in the river to overflow bank - and even wash to town famous cave, where many catholics believe that the virgin Mary appeared a 14 - year - old girl named Bernard d special Soubirous in 1858.
The government of the autonomous region issued a statement on Saturday night, say from their hotel, 427 people have been evacuated. The Red Cross and the local authorities to provide food and shelter escape, the authorities warned that predict the region more rain.
In a televised images, rescue workers through waist-deep a hotel lobby of the red ship in the trailer and team to assist in the elderly tourists to relief higher local travel. Other research shows that a fast-flowing water rumble in town and the rivers, and grottoes - or cave - 1.5 meters of water, filled with Madonna next niche regulations.
Visit the cave was suspended. Officials say the town every year attracts about 6 million visitors - mainly see the grottoes. The pain of the shrine has special significance, and many people believe the spring can heal, or even create miracles.
Lourdes nearby shelter, director thierry · castillo, says visitors has shown "understanding", and prophecy, grottoes will remain closed at least until Monday.
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