Risks always present. Emmanuel Macron called on Friday, November 3, the French to “remain extremely vigilant” these coming days on the consequences of the passage of storm Ciaran, during a trip to Finistère. “We have other events coming up”added the head of state. Follow our live stream.
The state of “natural disaster” triggered. Emmanuel Macron announced the triggering of the state of “natural disaster” and the “agricultural calamity”, “in all the places that match”. “We have a fight, which is to restore normal life as quickly as possible,” declared the Head of State in Plougastel-Daoulas (Finistère).
Two dead and 47 injured. The human toll of Storm Ciaran “is heavy but it could have been much more dramatic”, explained Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne during a visit to a fire station in Caen (Calvados). She further mentioned “significant material damage”.
Pas-de-Calais still on orange alert. The Hauts-de-France department remains on alert for the risk of flooding. The vigilance extends until Saturday. Orange vigilance for “strong wind” has been lifted for Corsica-du-Sud and Haute-Corse, as well as that for risks of “rain-flooding” in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques.
Hundreds of thousands of French people still without electricity. There remain 450,000 homes without electricity in the territory, according to the latest report from Enedis communicated at midday. The most affected regions remain Brittany (314,000 customers) and Normandy (115,000). At the peak of the storm on Thursday morning, 1.2 million homes were without power.
Slow recovery of rail traffic. The reopening of the lines is happening gradually “until [samedi] Morning”reported Friday, SNCF Réseaux, adding that “recognitions are underway in Hauts-de-France and Brittany where the network has been very impacted”. Returns from school holidays will be “insured” by the SNCF this weekend, assured the Minister for Transport, Clément Beaune. There may be “a few TGVs which will be delayed” even “cancelled”he warned, on France 2.