The violent winds which swept across Haute-Savoie caused widespread damage on the evening of Thursday, November 21. Firefighters carried out numerous interventions for falling trees, electrical poles and torn roofs.
At the end of the afternoon, the roof of a flour mill Saint-Pierre-en-Faucignymeasuring 100 m², was uprooted, exposing 150 tonnes of wheat to the rain. The firefighters intervened to cover the cereals. The company will thus be able to continue its activity. There will be no technical unemployment.
Also late in the afternoon, trees and a 20,000 volt power line fell along a road Marcellaz-Albanian blocking a school bus with 16 children on board.
The SNCF Annemasse-Évian axis cut
Early evening, shortly after 7:30 p.m., a TER is blocked on the tracks at Saint-Pierre-en-Faucigny. 150 travelers had to be evacuated. The SNCF chartered buses so that they could complete their journey.
Moreover, The Annemasse-Évian axis has been interrupted since Thursday late afternoon due to falling trees. Traffic was unable to resume last night. The SNCF has planned the traffic resumes around 5 p.m. this Friday.
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At the same time, at Annemasse, a tree fell on an apartment building. Five people were impacted, two of whom had to be relocated.
