the Rhône and the Loire kept on Orange alert, rail traffic disrupted

Roofs blown away, trees on the tracks and trailers overturned: strong gusts of wind swept the Center-East on Monday, November 25, where two departments remain on Orange alert, the Loire and the Rhône, according to the Météo-France bulletin published at 4 p.m. hours. Orange vigilance has therefore been lifted in Ain, Isère, Jura, Haute-Loire and Saône-et-Loire – these five departments have returned to yellow vigilance.

“In a small eastern half of the country, the winds remain strong but they are starting to ease”reports the meteorological service. “In the departments which are returning to yellow alert, the wind will continue to weaken, with gusts which could still reach 80 to 90 km/h (very locally 100 km/h) until the end of the afternoon. The wind will continue to weaken with the arrival of the rains”details Météo-France.

No injuries have yet been reported, but the damage observed is numerous and sometimes spectacular. In Isère, the roofs of a supermarket and a high school were bent or even torn off, while on the A47 motorway the trailer of a heavy goods vehicle was found lying on the road, causing traffic jams between Lyon and Saint -Etienne.

In Lyon, the wind blew up to 125 km/h

Train traffic on several railway lines was disrupted by falling trees on the tracks. Other lines, notably that between Saint-Etienne and Lyon, one of the busiest in France, had been interrupted as a precaution until the evening, without replacement coaches, according to the SNCF Auvergne-Rhône account -Alps.

Traffic has been able to resume on the Auvergne lines since 4 p.m., except on the axis between Clermont-Ferrand and Lyon. The overall resumption of traffic in the region is planned for Tuesday morning, but the SNCF nevertheless invites its travelers to find out on the TER site or on a mobility application to find out if their train will run.

In Lyon, the wind blew up to 125 km/h and tram lines were stopped, again due to falling trees, and relay buses were deployed. North of the city, in Anse, the gusts fanned the flames of a fire which broke out in a warehouse, and pushed the black smoke emanating from it towards the A6, where traffic was greatly reduced.

Storm Bert hit the United Kingdom and Ireland on Saturday, bringing strong winds, heavy rain and heavy snow, disrupting transport and leaving tens of thousands of homes without power.