After the strong storm on the night of Tuesday 19 to Wednesday 20 in Corsica, the gusts started again this night from Thursday 21 to Friday 22 November. The wind blew into an already fragile sector, and the consequences, although material, are numerous.
Weather and warnings
In Corsica, the orange “wind” vigilance is extended, for the moment, until 10 a.m. The strongest gusts currently occurred at the end of the night this Friday: 150 km/h on the Balagne coast, 160 to 180 km/h on Cap Corse, 120 to 160 km/h by surge on Conca and Porto -Vecchio. The western coast is not affected for the moment, according to Météo France.
As a direct consequence of these winds, Corsica-du-Sud has also been placed on yellow alert. “submersion waves” from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Haute-Corse is affected by the “flood” parameter. An orange alert has been issued from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m., it will be at yellow level from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
This new episode of Libeccio remains a notch below that of Wednesday November 20 and should also be briefer. However, the expected values remain high and occur in already weakened sectors. According to the latest Météo France bulletin, the wind will weaken significantly in the morning after reaching a peak between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m., Corsica will remain on yellow alert until 12 p.m.
The road to San Nicolao is also very blocked by falling trees.
Concerning intercity transport, to allow in particular the return of internal students, evening services are maintained on all lines.
However, in the morning, departures will be delayed as follows:
– departure at 12:00 for lines C1 (Aiacciu-Portivechju), C1 bis (Bonifaziu-Figari) and C5 (Portivechju-Aiacciu)
– departure at 2:30 p.m. for line C12 (Calvi-Bastia).
Air traffic
This Friday morning, Ajaccio airport is operating normally for the time being.
That of Bastia seems to have delayed its first three flights, at least until 8:30 a.m., in the direction of:
- Paris Orly initially scheduled for 6:55 a.m.
- Marseille initially scheduled for 7:15 a.m.
- Nice initially scheduled for 7:30 a.m.
That of Figari operated normally until 7:00 a.m. before canceling the flights:
- towards Nice, initially scheduled for 8:00 a.m.
- from Nice, arrival initially scheduled for 10:30 a.m.
The one in Calvi Sainte-Catherine was operating normally before canceling the flights:
- towards Paris Orly, initially scheduled for 11:55 a.m.
- from Paris Orly, initially scheduled for 11:05 a.m.
Fire outbreaks
According to the latest information from the Haute-Corse firefighters, two fires are in progress, the first, in the town of Valle-d'Alesani, started at 2:32 a.m. last night. THE second is located in the town of Felce, and would have started around 2:31 a.m. The firefighters of Cervione and Lucciani are currently responding.
Power outages
At 5:30 p.m. this Thursday evening, November 21, another 1,500 homes were without electricity following the day's incidents. During the night from Thursday to Friday, with gusty winds, the power system was damaged again. EDF will provide an update in the morning to clarify the situation.
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