Of the horses were on the expressway in Rouenat the Grand Mare tunnel, this Thursday evening, around 7 p.m., when the Seine-Maritime department had just been crossed by the Caetano storm. According to information from France blue Normandythe animals came from Montville, a town located more than 20 km north of this road infrastructure. Traffic was blocked in both directions.
“A veterinarian was dispatched to the scene. police recovered the horses and left them in the parking lot of the TCAR (Public Transport of the Rouen metropolitan area) to search for the owners“, indicates an official from the North-West Interdepartmental Roads Directorate (Dirno) to France blue Normandy. A horse injured its back leg during its escapade.
“Of the truck drivers blocked the road and other motorists opened their car doors to block the animals and bring them to safety“, testifies a motorist.
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The Seine-Maritime department was once again placed on orange alert on Thursday at 8 p.m. “Of the refreezing phenomena are expected next nightnoted Météo-France. Snow showers will occur in Normandy in the second part of the night from Thursday to Friday and morning of Friday, from the department of Manche to the west Calvados, west Orne and north Mayenne, as well as on the Seine-Maritime and Eure. They may add 2 to 5 cm, locally 10 additional centimeters.”
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