270,000 people were still without electricity Thursday, November 21 due to the passage of winter storm Caetano, which caused chaos across an entire northern strip of the country. Quite unusual snowfall occurred in the west in particular.
This morning, 31 departments are on orange vigilancefrom Normandy to Haut-Rhin, via Île-de-France, this time for ice and wind. Temperatures are low with until -9°C on the heights of Haute-Saône.
As a result on the road, things could quickly become dangerous. The clashes multiplied. In Eure, Didier, at the wheel of his tow truck, comes to the aid of motorists stuck in the snow. And in the distance, a car with its headlights and bumper completely crushed. “I was 20-30 m behind a truck, I arrived at 10 km/h but there was a big patch of ice. When he braked, it was impossible to stop the car,” explains this motorist who is fine and for whom this accident is only “material”.
Back at the garage, the reception area has been transformed into a waiting room for injured motorists waiting for a taxi. “We refused seven, eight repairs“, explains Michel, the manager.
For his part, Didier finally returns home to regain his strength. But he knows that because of the ice, the morning will probably be very rough.
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