There is an outbreak of bedbugs in France, causing widespread health concerns across the country, especially in the French capital, Paris.
The blood-sucking pests have taken over homes and public places, with citizens taking to social media to post videos showing the pests crawling around in public spaces.
Some also display bedbug bites on their skin. A video also shows the entire furniture of some apartments dumped outside in a desperate bid by the residents to get rid of the pests.
The pests are spreading across the European country and infesting homes, public transport, and other public places. In Paris, the bedbugs have been spotted on high-speed trains, buses, cinemas, hospitals and at Charles de Gaulle airport.
This is coming just eight months to the 2024 Summer Olympics billed for Paris.
“The state urgently needs to put an action plan in place against this scourge as France is preparing to welcome the Olympic and Paralympic games in 2024,” the capital’s deputy mayor, Emmanuel Gregoire, said in a letter to Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne this week, according to Reuters.
Transport Minister Clement Beaune said over the weekend he will discuss the issue with transport operators next week, the report added.
See many clips from French citizens here.
