The young woman boarded the RER train at Gare de Lyon on Wednesday evening, heading out to the southern Paris suburbs. But during the journey she went into labour, giving birth at the Villeneuve-Saint-Georges station on the outskirts of Paris. The RER service which links Paris to its suburbs has been badly hit by the strike, with an average of one in three services running during rush hour. Scènes de panique à #GareduNord où les agents de sûreté de la SNCF doivent user de toutes leurs forces pour repousser les voyageurs qui tentent de monter dans les trains. READ ALSO How strikes are hitting transport in France on Thursday

Source: The Local December 12, 2019 10:57 UTC