People of Paris begin #porteouvert campaign to help people find shelter after
Paris residents are opening their doors to those who are trapped outside or trying to make their way home or to their hotels, offering their homes as safe havens by posting with the hashtag #PorteOuverte on Twitter. Due to the attacks, certain subway lines have been disrupted meaning a few people may not be able to get home.
“We have just welcomed three people in one go and we have doubled the number of people who are safe and that is doubly good”.
Michel Euler/AP Cops secure the Stade de France stadium throughout the global pleasant soccer France against Germany Friday. night as assaults which have killed a minimum of 35 people unfolded. “Quickly find and connect with friends in the area”, a message from the Facebook Safety Check service read.
How? By using it to let friends and loved ones know that they are safe.
For Parisians stranded in the US, #StrandedinUS will help them find shelter here. “Don’t stay outside!” one account tweeted.
Meanwhile, taxis in Paris reportedly turned off their meters to offer free rides home to anyone.
Parisians have mobilised in a show of unity and kindness in the face of the immeasurable tragedy of coordinated terror attacks across Paris on Saturday morning (AEDT).
French authorities are calling the incident a terrorist attack.
As well deaths at the concert hall, a police official said around 1 people were killed at a Paris restaurant in the 10th arrondissement. At least 35 people were feared dead around the city, police said.
It is not a claim of responsibility, but an Islamic State supporter used Twitter to express joy over the bloodshed.