French authorities visit site of Marseille building collapse French authorities visit the site of two dilapidated buildings that suddenly collapsed in the centre of Marseille, with Housing Minister Julien Denormandie saying "significant resources have been deployed" as rescuers search for possible victims under the wreckage. But local lawmaker Jean-Luc Melenchon, leader of the left-wing France Unbowed party, says "it is the homes of the poor that are falling down, and that's not a coincidence". IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES