PARIS, April 16, 2019 (BSS/AFP) – Pledges from France’s corporations and
richest families to help rebuild the fire-ravaged Notre-Dame cathedral in
Paris have topped 600 million euros ($680 million), according to an AFP tally
of donations announced so far.
The latest major contribution came from French cosmetics giant L’Oreal
and its founding Bettencourt family, which gave 200 million euros to the
reconstruction effort.