Storm Aurora in France leaves 250,000 homes without electricity

Storm Aurora in France leaves 250,000 homes without electricity

Repair teams are already working on the ground to recover the supply as soon as possible, it was specified.

Train traffic was also affected in the north of the country. Some netizens posted photos of trees that fell in the middle of the streets on social media.

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“Due to the strong gusts of wind, falling trees affect the movement of trains in the Paris region, in Normandy, in the North and in Lorraine “, warned Transport Minister Jean-Baptiste Djebbari in a tweet.

In Brittany (west), several lines were also affected. In Plozévet, in the extreme west, a house under construction collapsed due to the passing of the meteorological phenomenon, according to an AFP photographer.

The first storm of the season, which has swept across the north of France since Wednesday afternoon, should continue its progression this Thursday towards the border with Germany, to the east.

According to the meteorological institute Météo France, wind gusts of 175 km / h were recorded in Fécamp and 143 km / h in Granville, both in Normandy, and 109 km / h in the south of Paris.

At present, it is advancing towards the interior of French territory, and the northeastern departments of Ardennes, Marne and Meuse are under orange surveillance, the second highest alert level in the country, the Météo France agency reported.

For the time being, residents were warned to avoid displacement and work on the roofs of houses, given the arrival of winds of 100 kilometers per hour in the next few moments.

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