Snow: thousands of homes deprived of electricity in the Channel, trucks can travel on all roads

After a Thursday day under the snow in the Manche, the snowflakes returned this Friday morning to the department. The difficulties mainly concern the South Channel and in particular Mortainais where nearly 20 cm of snow fell this Friday morning, indicates the Manche Departmental Council.

Traffic ban lifted for trucks

Since Friday afternoon, heavy goods vehicles can once again travel on all roads in the Manche department, the Manche prefecture tells France Bleu Cotentin.

The Granville – Avranches axis cut

Following a heavy snow shower, the Granville Avranches axis had to be cut at 7 a.m. Friday morning between Sartilly et Granville. Like the day before, the Manche department initiated its thirty trucks equipped with snow removal blades and salt spreaders to clear the priority network as quickly as possible.

Thousands of homes still without power

This Friday morning, 7,000 Manche households remain without electricity. Enedis counted 19,000 Thursday afternoon at the height of the difficulties.