Monday January 6, storm Floriane hit France, bringing impressive gales and heavy rain. Capricious weather which was not without consequences on the electricity network.
As Météo-France announced the day before, France was swept by storm Floriane on Monday January 6. France was indeed affected by heavy rainfall and gusts of more than 110 km/h. Unfortunately, these bad weather strongly affected the electricity network. As revealed BFMTVstorm Floriane plunged more than 40,000 homes throughout the country into darkness. Information which was then confirmed by Enedis, the company responsible for managing the electricity distribution network.
“Our technical teams were pre-mobilized this weekend following the first weather alerts and are currently on the ground to restore electricity to affected homes as quickly as possible”indicated the EDF subsidiary. For the moment, it is the regions placed on orange alert, including Centre-Val de Loire, Île-de-France and Grand Est, which have been most affected by the power cuts. In the Ile-de-France region, for example, more than 3,700 homes are without power.
“The situation remains evolving”
Be careful though, other power outages could be observed in the late afternoon and early evening. “As the event is still in progress, with winds of more than 100 km/h in certain sectors, the situation remains evolving”explained Enedis. To avoid any risk of accident, the company also reminded that it should never “touch fallen wires” et “never touch an object in contact with a power line”. Finally, it is also advisable to “report any incident or anomaly observed via the number 09 726 750 + XX (the two digits of the department concerned)”.
published on January 6 at 4:20 p.m., Tanguy Jaillant, 6Medias
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