On the night of November 1 to 2, 2023, storm Ciaran hit Finistère. Trees uprooted, roofs torn off… A look back at this extraordinary event, photographed by Ouest-France.
Here, the waves on the pier, near the fish market of the fishing port of Guilvinec. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCE
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Here, the waves on the pier, near the fish market of the fishing port of Guilvinec. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCE
At 6:45 p.m., on the night of 1is on November 2, 2023, the first waves of the storm Ciaran fell on France, and first on Finistère. Above, two people in their house watch the sea rushing over the sea walls of Guilvinec. An event to watch again with images from our photographers.
On the same evening of November 1, 2023. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCEView full screen
On the same evening of November 1, 2023. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCE
The next morning, the first damage was visible. Here on the road to Guerveur, in Bénodet, where a row of trees has fallen. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCEView full screen
The next morning, the first damage was visible. Here on the road to Guerveur, in Bénodet, where a row of trees has fallen. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCE
If the wind weakens, the waves continue to crash on the sea wall of the port of Lesconil at 10:30 a.m. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCEView full screen
If the wind weakens, the waves continue to crash on the sea wall of the port of Lesconil at 10:30 a.m. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCE
Chainsaws, tractors… The teams were put to the test. Here, on Tudy Island, where road workers clear the road. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCEView full screen
Chainsaws, tractors… The teams were put to the test. Here, on Tudy Island, where road workers clear the road. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCE
A tree on the road in Saint-Rivoal. | THOMAS BREGARDIS / WEST-FRANCEView full screen
A tree on the road in Saint-Rivoal. | THOMAS BREGARDIS / WEST-FRANCE
The damage was considerable: at La Feuillé, the school lost its roof. | THOMAS BREGARDIS / WEST-FRANCEView full screen
The damage was considerable: at La Feuillé, the school lost its roof. | THOMAS BREGARDIS / WEST-FRANCE
An agricultural shed gutted by the storm in Saint-Nic. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT/WEST-FRANCEView full screen
An agricultural shed gutted by the storm in Saint-Nic. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT/WEST-FRANCE
A resident picks up stones that fell due to the storm, which broke the wall (the open space on the left is supposed to be closed) and the windows of his shed, in the countryside between Plomodiern and Cast. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT/WEST-FRANCEView full screen
A resident picks up stones that fell due to the storm, which broke the wall (the open space on the left is supposed to be closed) and the windows of his shed, in the countryside between Plomodiern and Cast. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT/WEST-FRANCE
Bas de Siam, in Brest, the terraces did not hold up. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT/WEST-FRANCEView full screen
Bas de Siam, in Brest, the terraces did not hold up. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT/WEST-FRANCE
A crane broken in two on the Cerdan island construction site in Brest. | GUILLAUME SALIGOTView full screen
A crane broken in two on the Cerdan island construction site in Brest. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT
Here, a house lost its roof in the town center of Plomodiern. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT/WEST-FRANCEView full screen
Here, a house lost its roof in the town center of Plomodiern. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT/WEST-FRANCE
The next day, the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, went to the department to see the damage. In particular, he visits a strawberry farm in Plougastel-Daoulas. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCEView full screen
The next day, the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, went to the department to see the damage. In particular, he visits a strawberry farm in Plougastel-Daoulas. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCE
Then it’s time for reconstruction. Here, the dismantling of the broken crane, in Brest. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCEView full screen
Then it’s time for reconstruction. Here, the dismantling of the broken crane, in Brest. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCE
The Secretary of State for Digital, now Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, is going to Finistère to discuss repairs on fiber and internet networks in general. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCEView full screen
The Secretary of State for Digital, now Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Noël Barrot, is going to Finistère to discuss repairs to fiber and internet networks in general. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCE
A week later, SNCF agents are still clearing the tracks. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCEView full screen
A week later, SNCF agents are still clearing the tracks. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCE
Uprooted trees, torn trunks… The situation in the Landévennec national forest, on November 14, two weeks after the storm. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCEView full screen
Uprooted trees, torn trunks… The situation in the Landévennec national forest, on November 14, two weeks after the storm. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCE
Repair of an electric pole by Axians teams, for the operator Orange, after storm Ciaran in Saint-Ségal, November 20, 2023. While many people are still deprived of telephone, internet, fiber, etc. . in the department. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCEView full screen
Repair of an electric pole by Axians teams, for the operator Orange, after storm Ciaran in Saint-Ségal, November 20, 2023. While many people are still deprived of telephone, internet, fiber, etc. . in the department. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCE
Patrick Rohou, resident of Brest next to the Stang-Alar park, has had the access road to his home blocked for a month, after a tree fell across the path, on November 7, 2023. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCEView full screen
Patrick Rohou, resident of Brest next to the Stang-Alar park, has had the access road to his home blocked for a month, after a tree fell across the path, on November 7, 2023. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCE
Forestry work in the Stangala massif in Quimper: unloading of fallen timber in the forest using the “J’viens” horse, in April 2024. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCEView full screen
Forestry work in the Stangala massif in Quimper: unloading of fallen timber in the forest using the “J’viens” horse, in April 2024. | GUILLAUME SALIGOT / WEST-FRANCE
