A giant sign that reads SOS is seen in front of a statue of the Virgin Mary erected in 1903 and made...
A giant sign that reads SOS is seen in front of a statue of the Virgin Mary erected in 1903 and made of cast iron produced in a nearby blast furnace in Hayange, Eastern France, December 3, 2012. After the 2009 closure of the nearby Gandrange site, the recent ArcelorMittal's decision to mothball two blast furnaces at its site in Hayange-Florange, increases the fear of the end of the forging and steelmaking tradition in the "Angel Valley" of the Lorraine region, turning the valley into a "Museum Valley". With a level of more than 10 percent unemployment, the Lorraine Region and its "Angel Valley" is one of France's most impacted area. Picture taken December 3, 2012, 2013. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler/File (FRANCE - Tags: BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT)