While France is going through a cold spell, a homeless woman in her sixties was discovered dead on Tuesday, January 9 in the morning. under a blanket in a street in Carpentras (Vaucluse), according to the departmental directorate of public security (DDSP). “She probably died of cold, but an autopsy must be carried out to confirm this,” explained a spokesperson for the DDSP to AFP, confirming information from Provence. The sixty-year-old was followed by an association. Follow our live stream.
Speed limited to 70 km/h on the main highways and national highways in Ile-de-France. Heavy goods vehicles weighing more than 7.5 tonnes are also not allowed to overtake, while the Paris police headquarters has triggered the “level 2 of the snow and ice plan” in Ile-de-France. It warns of further snowfall in the afternoon or evening on Tuesday.
Ten departments on orange “snow-ice” vigilance this Tuesday. These are Eure-et-Loir, Isère, Savoie, Haute-Savoie, Essonne, Yvelines, Eure, Orne, Manche and Calvados. This alert is linked to a “winter episode sufficiently notable (…) to make traffic conditions difficult”, according to Météo-France. Wednesday morning, Isère and Savoie will no longer be affected, unlike the eight other departments.
Motorists stuck on the roads. Due to this snowy episode, around a thousand vehicles remained immobilized for several hours on the roads overnight, particularly on the A13 motorway, said the Minister of Transport. According to Clément Beaune, 400 cars were blocked Tuesday morning, and “one hundred” accidents “Without gravity” had been identified.
The “very cold” plan activated. On Monday, Minister Delegate for Housing Patrice Vergriete announced the release of 120 million euros for emergency accommodation. He specified that the “very cold” plan had been triggered “by all prefectures” concerned, in conjunction with Météo-France. Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Côtes-d’Armor, Vosges and the Ile-de-France region have notably activated the measure.