The situation is “returning to normal” in the districts of Sion, where most of the streets have been secured and reopened to traffic, the city announced in a statement transmitted to the media shortly before 4 p.m. Thursday. “On the other hand, the risk of falling trees and branches remains very high in forests and natural areas.”
“For security reasons, access to Lac de Montorge, the Domaine des Îles and the banks of the Borgne remains prohibited to the public until Tuesday noon,” warns the municipality.
market maintained, but no egg hunt
This day’s major snowfall caused big damage to the city’s trees, but “no injuries are to be deplored,” the authorities underline. More than a hundred people, firefighters, police, road staff and forestry, as well as reinforcements from Martigny, Ardon-Vetroz and Savièse firefighters, “have been on the ground for 6 hours this morning to secure the premises [et] continue to work in the field to prurate damaged trees and evacuate the broken branches “.
The large Easter market can take place tomorrow, specifies the city of Sion, which recommends using public transport as a priority. “On the other hand, the traditional egg hunt, organized by the TCS in the Montorge sector, had to be canceled.”
