Gusts exceeding 160 km/h were recorded on the Loire-Atlantique coast. Consequence: tens of thousands of people are deprived of electricity.
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In Pontchâteau, route de Bressun, fir trees fell on power lines this Thursday, November 21, 2024. | WEST FRANCE
163 km/h at the tip of Chemoulin, 127 km/h in Saint-Nazaire, 121 km/h in Nantes… Storm Caetano shook the Loire-Atlantique this Thursday, November 21, 2024 with gusts well in excess of 100 km/h. h.
Consequence: many sectors of the department deprived of power due to trees falling on electrical installations. Enedis indicates at 5 p.m. that 40,000 homes are without power. Its teams, who were unable to travel early in the afternoon at the height of the storm for safety reasons, were finally deployed to restore electricity to residents.
+ DIRECT. Falling trees, closed bridges… Loire-Atlantique hit hard by storm Caetano
In all, in Pays de la Loire, 60,000 homes are without power, two thirds of which are in Loire-Atlantique.
