Ile-de-France residents called to limit their movements on Wednesday 14 december. The prefecture of Paris recommends, in a press release published on Tuesday, teleworking for the day of Wednesday to the inhabitants of Ile-de-France, due to the risk of snow and ice. “It is asked to Ile-de-France residents to limit their travel and to favor teleworking. Weather conditions may deteriorate in the afternoon and make road traffic difficult again at the end of the day”, the statement said. Follow our live.
Disruptions expected in transport. Air traffic will be “severely disrupted on departure and arrival at Paris-Charles de Gaulle and Paris-Orly airports for Wednesday”announced the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGAC) on Twitter tuesday. “Significant cancellations and delays are to be expected”said the DGAC, inviting travelers to postpone their trip and to get closer to their airline.
Thirty-three departments in the northern half placed on snow and ice orange vigilance for Wednesday. Were initially concerned by the orange alert, which encourages “to be very vigilant” : Aube, Calvados, Côtes-d’Armor, Eure, Eure-et-Loir, Ille-et-Vilaine, Manche, Marne, Haute-Marne, Mayenne, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Morbihan, Moselle, Orne, Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, Sarthe, Paris, Seine-et-Marne, Yvelines, Vosges, the Territory of Belfort, Essonne, Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-de-Marne, Val-d’Oise. Were added to this list, in the point made at 16 hours by Meteo France : Aisne, Loiret, Oise, Seine-Maritime and Yonne. This alert runs from Tuesday at 6 p.m. to Wednesday evening.