images of the titanic traffic jam on the A36

Thousands of truck drivers stuck on the highway. The Doubs prefecture estimates that 2000 to 2500 trucks are “currently stored» at rest areas and along the A36 this Friday, November 22 morning in Franche-Comté. The plunge in temperatures between 5 a.m. and 9 a.m. in the Doubs department, affected by a significant snow episode on Thursday, would be the cause of these traffic jams.

«I strongly recommend not taking your vehicle this morning in the Doubs, it is dangerous“, warned Saadia Tamelikecht, chief of staff of the prefect of Doubs, while ensuring that for the moment there is “no accident, no road wreck» to deplore. “One lane of traffic remains clear for light vehicles”she also indicated.

Dozens of accidents

If the storm Caetano “has now left the country» according to Météo-France, it continues to cause mayhem. Restrictions on road transport have been put in place in certain areas while SNCF traffic remains locally disrupted. Dozens of road accidents took place on Thursday.

This Friday, 31 departments are still placed on orange alert for snow, ice and wind, compared to around fifty on Thursday, Météo-France indicated in its bulletin published at 6 a.m. The departments affected by snow and ice range from Normandy to Haut-Rhin, via Île-de-France.