Two people died during the snowfall which affected the north of France.
Around twenty injuries have also been reported in the region, where traffic is very difficult on the roads and rails.
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A start to the year marked by a new cold snap
There is up to 20 centimeters of snow in some places in the north of France this Thursday. Traffic conditions are so difficult that the prefecture recommends motorists to drive at a speed of 20 km/h. In Marck-en-Calaisis (Pas-de-Calais), three people were seriously injured in a road accident during the night and this Thursday morning, the driver of the car shown in the 1 p.m. report on TF1 visible below above lost control. “The vehicle was arriving quite quickly, it spun and was thrown into the ditch“, explains the repairman who came to help him.
As soon as day broke, Clément, a farmer from the village of Ferfay (Pas-de-Calais), installed the blade on his tractor to clear everything of snow. In some places, you can no longer even see the roads. “At home, it’s in the settlements, so small roads are not always easy, but we do it with a good hearthe said in front of our camera. I think this is a service that we, the agricultural world, can provide to our fellow citizens.“.
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And it’s not just on the roads that travel has been made difficult. Trains have suffered delays, sometimes even been canceled, such as at Béthune station where our team interviews travelers who have had to change trains.
-Further snowfall expected in the afternoon.
School transport has been canceled by prefectural decree since Wednesday, and even if the school in the village of Ferfay remained open, no students showed up this Thursday morning. “Educational continuity is ensured via the ENT. The children have work at home, and the parents certainly did not want to travel given the traffic conditions“, estimates the director of the establishment.
The very heavy snow also caused telephone and electrical cables to fall. Several thousand people are without electricity, like Marie-Françoise, without power since 10 a.m. this Thursday morning. His main immediate concern: fresh produce in his fridge.
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Bad weather in the North: two people die, 20 lightly injured
Further snowfall is expected this Thursday afternoon in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais departments. The orange alert is extended for significant risks of ice, at least until Friday morning. There are two deaths in the region, a homeless person in Valenciennes and a pedestrian who fell on the public road in Croix.
