Parts of Brittany and Normandy have been put on red alert for strong winds
Storm Ciaran has claimed the life of one person, while 1.2 million households have been left without electricity in France today.
Parts of Brittany and Normandy have been put on red alert for strong winds while the rest of northwestern France is on orange alert, officials said.
Impressive images of Boulevard Montaigne in Brest where most of the trees fell last night. Winds reached a record speed of 156 km/h as this Ciarán storm passed through.
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In Brittany’s Finistère department, where winds of up to 207 km/h were recorded in Pointe-du-Raz, two people were slightly injured and road traffic was closed until further notice, prefect Alain Espinas told RTL radio station.
“I repeat: stay at home,” emphasized Espinas.
Transport Minister Clement Bonn told Franceinfo radio that a truck driver died in the Ain department, northeast of Paris, when a tree fell on his truck.
“This shows that, even in regions that are not on red alert, there is a very high risk on the road,” Bohn said.
Energy Minister Agnes Panier-Rinasse wrote on social networking site X that 1.2 million households have been left without electricity due to the storm.
Source :Skai
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