70,000 homes without electricity in the region

There are 20,000 in Orne, 19,000 in Manche, 17,000 in Calvados, 11,000 in Eure and 3,000 in Seine-Maritime. In total, in Normandy, some 70,000 homes are without electricity this Thursday, November 21, 2024, at the end of the afternoon, according to the electricity distributor Enedis. “The electricity distribution network is facing strong winds and sticky snowfall which causes trees or branches to fall on the cables,” specifies the company, while the region is crossed by the storm Caetano.

235,000 homes without electricity in the west of France

Normandy is the region most affected by power cuts. The bad weather, which is raging across a large part of France, has also caused disruption in the Pays de la Loire as well as in Brittany. In total, in France, 235,000 homes are without electricity.

In anticipation of bad weather, the distributor had “pre-mobilized 1,000 employees” and some “400 service companies”. All are “hard at work to intervene with our customers as quickly as possible”, assures Enedis.

« The reinforcements will be made available to the most affected regions as part of the FIRE (Rapid Electricity Intervention Force) when traffic conditions allow them to travel. also specifies the distributor.