He said some patients who need to receive kidney dialysis treatment couldn’t get access to a hospital and “are now in danger.” The prefect of Guadeloupe said in a statement that 11 people have been arrested by police overnight Sunday into Monday. LE GOSIER, Guadeloupe - Schools closed across the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe on Monday and France’s president warned of a “very explosive” situation in the territory, after protests against COVID-19 rules and vaccinations descended into days of rioting and looting.įrance’s central government sent in police special forces to try to restore order to the former colony, as emergency workers said they were unable to reach neighborhoods barricaded by angry crowds. On Sunday, many road blockades by protesters made traveling across the island nearly impossible. French authorities sent police special forces to the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, an overseas territory of France, as protests over COVID-19 restrictions erupted into rioting and looting for the third day in a row. Police officers direct the traffic after protests on a road in Le Gosier, Guadeloupe island, Sunday, Nov.21, 2021. In Pointe-a-Pitre, the island's largest urban area, clashes left three people injured, including a 80-year-old woman who was hit by a bullet while on her balcony. French authorities are sending police special forces to the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, an overseas territory of France, as protests over COVID-19 restrictions erupted into rioting. Elodie SoupamaĮmilie shows how she escaped her home during a fire after riots in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe island, Sunday, Nov.21, 2021. Elodie SoupamaĮmilie holds her burned passport in her charred home following riots in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe island, Sunday, Nov.21, 2021. Reporters work by charred shop and building in a s street of Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe island, Sunday, Nov.21, 2021. French authorities sent police special forces to the Caribbean island, an overseas territory of France, as protests over COVID-19 restrictions erupted into rioting and looting for the third day in a row. Elodie SoupamaĬharred cars are pictured on a street in Le Gosier, Guadeloupe, Sunday. The protests have been called for by trade unions to denounce the COVID-19 health pass that is required to access restaurants and cafes, cultural venues, sport arenas and long-distance travel.
Elodie SoupamaĪn overturned car is pictured in a s street of Le Gosier, Guadeloupe island, Sunday, Nov.21, 2021. In Pointe-a-Pitre, the island's largest urban area, clashes left three people injured, including a 80-year-old woman who was hit by a bullet while. Marylis Colzin, a nurse protesting France's mandatory vaccinations for health care workers, poses in Pointe-a-Pitre, Guadeloupe island, Sunday, Nov.21, 2021.
Debris left by demonstrators block a street of Le Gosier, Guadeloupe island, Sunday, Nov.21, 2021.