May Day Parade - Trade unions say 7,000 people have taken part in the traditional 1st of May parade in Nice. Activists gathered opposite the Theatre de Verdure on Tuesday morning. The march moved along the Promenade des Anglais to the Negresco Hotel before a gathering on the Place Garibaldi.
Unions are calling for an end to government austerity, respect of workers right and a pay increase for public sector workers. In Toulon organisers say around 3,000 people took part in the May Day march. Police put the figure nearer to 1,500.
Var accident - 6 people have been injured, one seriously in an accident near the Pinede campsite in Grimaud in the Var.
It’s not yet clear what caused the accident which happened on Tuesday afternoon. A helicopter was called to the scene to airlift the badly injured person to hospital.
Stabbing - A 20 year old man is recovering in Toulon hospital this morning after being stabbed in the early hours of the May Day bank holiday. Gendarmes say the incident occurred at an open air party in Pierrefeu. The man was stabbed twice in the abdomen. Officers are still searching for the perpetrator. Enquires continue.
Flooding - Heavy rain early on Tuesday has left some rivers in the Var dangerously high.
Authorities in Montaroux were forced to close the RD37 after a stream burst its banks and flooded part of the road.
Water evels are now falling along the River Siagne in the area between Callian and Montaroux but authorities remain on alert.
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