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Works are in progress in the Mont-Blanc tunnel near Chamonix 24 October 2000, 18 months after a fire that killed 39 people. Director of the Mont-Blanc tunnel (ATMB), Bertrand Levy, announced today that the tunnel scheduled to re-open during summer 2001, might be delayed. (KEYSTONE/- PHOTO/AFP/JEAN-PIERRE CLATOT) === ELECTRONIC IMAGE ===