http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/france/8082814/Marseille-close-to-standstill-as-worst-strikes-in-15-years-cause-French-chaos.html
The battle rages on
Week 2 has begun
The cars abandoned along the stretch of motorway leading to Marseille Airport made it look as if the inhabitants of France's second city had fled some terrible disaster.
Their owners had in fact parked as neatly as they could and dragged their suitcases to the terminal on foot to catch flights to holiday destinations and business meetings - the only way to get past the barricades that were thrown up by protesters on Thursday morning.
Marseille has been crippled by strikers. A fleet of huge ships cruises offshore, unable to dock, their lights reflecting against the still waters of the port at night. From the air it looks like a giant game of Battleships.
In the city centre, streets are still piled high with rubbish after the refuse collectors joined dock workers, train drivers, students and airport staff who have brought the city almost to a standstill.
