The wind started to weaken in the north of France and the orange alert for 15 departments of the East was raised, but the Ciara storm should strengthen on the Alps as well as in Corsica (South-east), where Gusts are expected to reach close to 200 km / h at their peak during the night of Monday to Tuesday.
On the French coast, from Loire-Atlantique to Pas-de-Calais, the sea is still in a rage and all the departments are on alert "waves-submersion" while Seine-Maritime and Eure are on alert orange " flood ”. Ciara also caused at least eleven minor injuries in Grand Est in France.
On social networks, impressive videos are emerging, showing the force of the winds and waves that submerge the dikes, from Concarneau (Finistère) to Boulogne-sur-Mer via Saint-Malo (Ille-et-Vilaine).
#Brittany # Finistère #Concarneau # TempêteCiara The ocean is unleashed on the white sands #GwennHaDu #emojibzh pic.twitter.com/l6nNr4DFMl
- Koh-i Nor (@ KohiNor3) February 9, 2020and long live brittany 🌊💨 #TempeteCiara #SaintMalo #RETWEEET pic.twitter.com/ZI6BdGkH5C
- salomé (@salomelcr) February 9, 2020and long live brittany 🌊💨 #TempeteCiara #SaintMalo #RETWEEET pic.twitter.com/ZI6BdGkH5C
- salomé (@salomelcr) February 9, 2020Among these most impressive images, the tides of sea foam and sea spray which submerge the ports, as in Penmarch (Finistère) filmed by journalists of the Telegram, or in Boulogne (Pas-de-Calais), captured by our sisters of the Voix du Nord. Some children take the opportunity to play in what looks very like snow.
Ciara storm continued. We had said that we would end up having snow!
# wimereux # tempeteciara # cotedopale # ecume # hautetfort # Hautdefrance pic.twitter.com/UGzjAVhA7g
Impressive images of the #Wimereux dyke closed to the public @VDN_Boulogne pic.twitter.com/onJiIX6jTI
- Victoire Haffreingue (@VictoireHM) February 10, 2020Penmarch transformed into a ski resort ❄️ #TempeteCiara pic.twitter.com/JHP48zaH3Q
- TélégrammePontl'Abbé (@TLGPontLAbbe) February 10, 2020