International report - Kicking off 2020 on Paris' Champs Elysées
Around 400,000 people gathered on Paris' Champs-Elysées avenue to usher in 2020. A light and sound show and spectacular fireworks at the Arc de Triomphe announced the new decade with pomp and fanfare. However, transport strikes dampened the celebrations as hundreds of thousands of people were left stranded, with many having to walk hours in the bitter cold to get home.
International report - Kicking off 2020 on Paris' Champs Elysées
Around 400,000 people gathered on Paris' Champs-Elysées avenue to usher in 2020. A light and sound show and spectacular fireworks at the Arc de Triomphe announced the new decade with pomp and fanfare. However, transport strikes dampened the celebrations as hundreds of thousands of people were left stranded, with many having to walk hours in the bitter cold to get home.