Storm Caetano, which caused snowfall and significant gusts of wind across a large part of France, “has now left the country”indicates Météo France at noon this November 22, 2024.
No more departments are therefore placed on orange alert. While the number of departments on orange alert decreased throughout the morning, 24 were still on orange alert at 10 a.m. From now on, 51 departments are placed on yellow alert, mainly for snow and wind.
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Still people without electricity
But strong disruptions remain caused by the Caetano storm. The roads are dangerous. A “serious” accident involving a Blablacar bus, four cars and a two-wheeler took place during the night from Thursday to Friday in Val-de-Marne, injuring several people.
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More than 200,000 homes also remained without electricity at 7 a.m. Friday, according to Enedis, mainly in the West. “Enedis aims to resupply 90% of its customers, i.e. 240,000 of the 270,000, in 48 hours, i.e. Saturday evening and the rest Sunday evening,” the electricity network manager said this morning.
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