Re: Disaster in France

[Ethan Minovitz <eminovitz...>]

Original (July 10) message:

Does anyone have any more info on the dead and 
wounded in this calamity? I see it happened 
Friday; still I found nothing in today's or 
yesterday's papers. Nothing today on the web 
either.

Eliott Kahn

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As of Sunday, the death toll resulting 
 from a falling tree at Friday night's Yiddish 
concert near Strasbourg, France remained at 11, 
according to press reports.

Six women and four men were killed on the spot, 
while another woman died of her injuries on 
Saturday. Eighty-five people were injured and 
more than 40 others remained in the hospital 
Sunday. 

The huge tree toppled during the concert on the 
grounds of the Chateau de Pourtales, just north 
of Strasbourg. 

French health minister Bernard Kouchner said 
concert organizers cannot be blamed for the 
tragedy. 

Said Kouchner, formerly the United Nations'
chief representative to Kosovo:  "Neither 
tornadoes nor bad weather are the responsibility 
of the town or of the government."

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