Gusts of up to 110 km/h were forecast: the wind caused the first disturbances in Vienne and Deux-Sèvres, two departments on orange alert this Thursday until 8 p.m. Several trees and branches fell on the roads, causing delays and sometimes cuts. At midday, theThe Vienne firefighters had already intervened around fifteen times for trees and electrical cables fallen on public roads.
Power outages
The electricity network was also affected, with 2,000 homes without power in Vienne according to the distributor SRD, which manages distribution particularly in rural areas. A few hundred households are also affected in Deux-Sèvres according to Enedis.
A tree falls on a car in Mignaloux-Beauvoir
At midday, in Mignaloux-Beauvoir, near Poitiers, a tree fell on a car. THE two occupants, slightly injuredwere taken care of by emergency services. Twelve firefighters responded to the scene.
Vinci also indicates that it had to clear fallen branches on the A10, near Poitiers Sud, but only on the emergency lane. Traffic was not impacted.
Impressive gusts in Poitiers and Niort
At 1 p.m., the Poitiers-Biard anemometer recorded a gust of 105 km/h. If the wind then calmed down in Vienne, it continued to blow strongly towards Niort and Melle. Between 12 p.m. and 2:10 p.m., gusts reaching 106 km/h were recorded in the area.
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