A strong easterly wind is blowing over Provence this Sunday. Gusts of up to 85 km / h are expected in Saint-Tropez, 80 km / h in the country of Aix and 75 km / h in Marseille. The Var and the Bouches-du-Rhône are classified as vigilance yellow strong winds by Météo France, this Sunday. The Bouches-du-Rhône are also on yellow vigilance waves and submersion.
Closed gardens and parks
The city of Marseille closes its municipal parks and gardens as well as its cemeteries all day, preventively. In Aix-en-Provence, the town hall also announces the closure of its parks.
On the Blue Coast, the wind will blow up to 70 km/h. Consequently, in Sausset-les-Pins, the showmen decided tocancel the Festival of the Sea.
Firefighters mobilized
In the Bouches-du-Rhône, the firefighters have already intervened six times, this Sunday morning, for falling objects linked to the wind. During the day on Saturday and at night from Saturday to Sunday, they moved 27 times for falling objects, often tiles or branches.
Advice: stay at home
To avoid accidents, several recommendations from the Ministry of the Interior:
- Limit your trips. Limit your speed on the road and highway, especially if you are driving a vehicle or hitch that is sensitive to the effects of the wind.
- Do not walk in the forest and on the coast.
- In town, be vigilant in the face of possible falling objects.
- Do not intervene on the roofs and never touch electrical wires that have fallen to the ground.
- Store or secure objects sensitive to the effects of the wind or susceptible to damage.
- It is essential to install generating sets outside buildings.