DIRECT. Snow, ice and violent winds: still 31 departments on Orange alert, transport disrupted

Winter storm Caetano is moving east of the country today. On Thursday, strong winds and sometimes snow deprived up to 270,000 homes of electricity in the west, particularly in Normandy and the Pays de la Loire. On the roads and airports, it also caused a lot of chaos.

For Friday, Météo France has placed 31 departments on orange vigilance, including 29 on “snow-ice” vigilance, with a “high risk of a slippery phenomenon due to refreezing over a large part of the northern half of the country”. Météo France also warns of an “episode of very strong winds in Corsica until midday”.

Orange snow and ice vigilance for all departments of Île-de-France should be maintained until midday. School transport is suspended in all departments of the Greater Crown.

RATP and SNCF users are invited to find out in real time, via the sites and applications concerned, on the state of traffic.