Suspension of school buses and trains, traffic ban for heavy goods vehicles, power cuts… Calvados is still disrupted by the Caetano storm, snowfall, and ice, this Friday, November 22.
Snow paralyzes Normandy. The orange snow-ice vigilance, declared this Thursday, November 21 by Météo France, continues this Friday throughout the region, until at least midday. In Calvados, the departmental operational center has been activated, the emergency cells and the police remain on alert.
If the last snowflakes fall, there is a fear of ice due to the very low temperatures. For safety reasons, school transport is therefore suspended until this Friday at noon. The trains are also at a standstill until the SNCF can secure all the tracks.
Heavy goods vehicles at a standstill
As for heavy goods vehicles, the lights are still not green. There is a “traffic ban on the secondary network, the A84, the A13 and the RN13 in both directions”, explains the prefect in a press release. The trucks are stored at the Grainville-sur-Odon (A84) and Thue et Mue (RN13) areas. “These measures may be lifted in the morning if the weather improves,” specifies the prefect.
Firefighters were also very mobilized for minor traffic accidents and people stuck in their vehicles.
“Enedis teams are currently working to restore electricity to the 20,000 homes in the department and certain equipment that is deprived of it,” the press release also underlines. Enedis sets itself the objective of resupplying 90% of its customers in 48 hours, i.e. Saturday evening, and the rest Sunday evening.
A system to help “the most vulnerable people on the street” has also been put in place. Two shelters are accessible continuously until Monday, and an emergency accommodation center is open until Saturday morning. Marauders are also more numerous.
