‘No one is safe’: Paris suffering massive bed bug infestation

Adolf Goebbels
Published on Oct 4, 2023
The mayor of Paris is declaring "no one is safe" from bed bugs as the city's homes, hotels, theatres and public transport fight a major infestation with French officials pledging to take further action this week.

Social media footage and online articles have reported the insects crawling around high-speed trains and cinemas.

French Transport Minister Clement Beaune said he would convene a meeting later in the week to “undertake further action” from the reported surge in numbers of bed bugs.

French authorities have started a drive to exterminate the pests ahead of the Paris Olympics that's commencing less than a year away.

Bed bugs generally come out at night to feed on human blood and their bites leave red areas on the skin that can cause intense itching.

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