The violent wind which hit the island this Wednesday, November 20 caused damage in Haute-Corse. According to initial figures, wind gusts of 174 km/h were recorded in Cap Corse and 150 km/h in L'Île-Rousse.
The Cap route (D80) is currently blocked at Miomo, in the town of Santa-Maria-di-Lota. The strong gusts of wind caused a tree to fall, completely preventing traffic on both lanes. The large number of cars in circulation also created a major traffic jam on the D331 towards the Corniche, making any diversion impossible.
The gendarmerie is currently on site and EDF agents are expected to intervene on an electric cable which is currently preventing the trunk from being moved. Once the operation has been completed, the tree can be cut and then evacuated.
Canceled flights
Two flights departing from Calvi were canceled this Wednesday morning: the one to Marseille scheduled for 7 a.m. and the one to Nice for 8:30 a.m. No information has been communicated to us regarding the flight to Paris initially scheduled for 3:50 p.m. today.
Clearing lanes and residential lights
The night of bad weather was also long on other fronts for the firefighters of Haute-Corse. At the start of the morning, the latter were still fighting a fire in a 70m2 residential chalet in the town of Poggio-d'Oletta. No additional information has been communicated to us at this time.
Earlier in the night, emergency services came to the aid of the road services and carried out several public road clearances in the Bastia region after falling trees caused by violent winds.
Giabelli district, in Bastia, the firefighters also had to intervene on an electric pole which was forming electric arcs on the public highway. The pole was treated by EDF and the place secured by the firefighters.
