An Enedis employee mobilized in Pont-Aven (Finistère) in Brittany after the passage of storm Ciaran has died, announced the electricity network manager in a press release on Sunday November 5. “The precise circumstances of this accident are not yet known., explains Enedis, who emphasizes having learned of the death on Saturday evening. The company emphasizes that a “time of contemplation will be observed when starting work on Sunday”. The storm, which caused significant damage during the night from Wednesday to Thursday, caused at least 19 victims in Europe, including six in Italy and three in France. Follow our live stream.
Storm Domingos caused gusts of 151 km/h in Cap-Ferret overnight. The wind blew strong with 147 km/h recorded on the Île de Ré, 155 km/h on the Oléron bridge, and 114 km/h in La Rochelle, according to Météo-France. Many trees were uprooted, reports AFP.
Domingos is moving away from France, power cuts reported in several departments. In Vendée, still placed on orange “flood” alert, the prefecture announces that 600 customers are still without electricity this Sunday morning. In Dordogne, also placed on orange “flood” alert, 14,300 homes are deprived of electricity, according to France Bleu Périgord. According to France Blue La Rochelle45 roads are cut in Charente-Maritime because of the storm.
End of “wind” and “rain-flood” vigilance, 12 departments on orange alert for “waves-submersion” and “floods”. Nine departments are affected by orange vigilance for “floods”, Météo-France announces: an area in the west of the country, covering Charente-maritime, Deux-Sèvres, Vienne, Charente, Dordogne and Corrèze, as well as as the two departments of Corsica and Pas-de-Calais. The Alpes-Maritimes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Corse-du-Sud are affected by orange “waves-submersion” vigilance.