The victim was taken care of on Friday by the firefighters and Samu Lorraine services who tried to revive him, in vain.
Drama due to storm Mathis. A 19-year-old man died after a tree fell on a rest area on Friday March 31 in Senones (Vosges), a consequence of the “violent winds” caused by the storm which led to the classification in yellow or orange vigilance of 80 French departments during the day. Friday night, 67 departments were still classified in yellow vigilance.
The victim was walking in a rest area near his vehicle when he was hit by a falling tree, Senones firefighters told AFP, confirming information from the daily. Morning Vosges. Dispatched to the scene, the firefighters and the Samu Lorraine services tried to resuscitate the young man, in vain. A helicopter was also called in, but the body was eventually taken over by funeral services.
Thousands of homes without electricity
The Mathis storm also caused other damage to the territory. The town hall of Buzançais (Indre) reported a “tornado”. Firefighters intervened 55 times in the town for falling trees, chimneys and torn roofs. A school was also hit, but no injuries were reported. In Vienne, another tornado caused damage without causing injuries in the village of Saint-Jean-de-Sauve, according to the prefecture. A few houses lost their roofs, a nursing home and a school courtyard were also affected.
12,500 homes are without electricity in Bourgogne Franche-Comté after the passage of the storm Mathis, learned this Friday franceinfo from Enedis at 8 p.m. The teams are still on site this Friday evening to resupply the customers affected by the cuts. The northern three quarters of the country were affected by incidents on the electricity grid.
Friday morning, 8,500 Breton homes were without electricity. They are only 300 left in Morbihan at 9 p.m.
In addition, in the department of Indre, at 4 p.m., 900 homes were without electricity, 1,250 in the Cher, reports France Bleu Berry. In the Dordogne, 700 homes were without electricity in the north of the department because of the Mathis storm, reports France Bleu Périgord this Friday afternoon. 150 cuts have been identified in Creuse, reports France Bleu Creuse.