At least 40 people have been killed and around 100 others are being held hostage following a series of coordinated attacks in Paris on Friday night.
In the wake of those attacks, and as the situation continues to unfold, a number of people have take to social media to being a campaign to help those who might be stranded on the streets or looking for shelter away from the attacks.
The #PorteOuverte hashtag has seen people tweeting their location, or a place where they will be welcome to spend the night and get off the streets as a state of emergency was declared.
guys if you're in paris and you don't speak french : the hashtag #porteouverte is ppl who can welcome you just dm them
— anna (@frxmeden) November 13, 2015
Anybody who's stranded in Paris and needs shelter and somewhere safe, any Sikh Gurdwara (temple) will be happy to accommodate #PorteOuverte
— Rohan (@RohanSinghKalsi) November 13, 2015
If you are stranded in Paris tonight and need shelter use the hashtag #PorteOuverte, Parisians are opening their homes to those in need.
— Cameron Dallas (@thenikhilkapur) November 13, 2015
If you’re in Paris and trying to find shelter, browse the #PorteOuverte hashtag. People are welcoming you! Don’t stay outside!
— French Words (@frenchwords) November 13, 2015
French people are using #PorteOuverte to offer refuge tonight for anyone needing somewhere to stay. Please share.
— Helen Oakleigh (@Helen_Oakleigh) November 13, 2015
Meanwhile, others have pointed out the importance of not sharing your location publicly, and instead using Twitter's DM function to coordinate locations.
#porteouverte don't enable location on your tweets and don't give your address publicly (use DMs)
— André Loconte (@alct) November 13, 2015
Meanwhile taxi drivers in the capital have decided to switch off their metres and help people around the city for free.
Paris cab drivers have turned off their meters, ferrying drivers for free. - @FRANCE24 #ParisShooting
— Julia Ioffe (@juliaioffe) November 13, 2015
