It has swept across the north and east of France, here it is in Corsica: the Ciara storm blows violent west-southwest winds, with gusts of 150 to 210 km / h, from Balagne to Cap Corse and towards Sagro.
A record was recorded at 219 km / h at the Cap Corse semaphore, stronger than that of January 16, 2018, with 225 km / h.
#Ciara Wind gusts reached 219 km / h at the Cap Corse semaphore, the previous record being 225 km / h on January 16, 2018
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In the Bastia region, gusts reaching 130 to 160 km / h have forced the authorities to interrupt all port activity from Bastia and Ile Rousse. The prefecture also diverted all flights to Calvi to Bastia. School transport is also suspended in Balagne, and the university is closed until Wednesday.
Alert on the coast in the north, in Normandy and northern Brittany
The island is placed in orange vigilance, like ten other departments. These include the Alpes-Maritimes (gusts of wind will reach 100 to 130 km / h in the hinterland in the morning, 90 to 110 km / h on the coast), Seine-Maritime and the Eure , due to flooding of the Seine. The alert is renewed on the coast of Pas-de-Calais , Somme , Morbihan , Finistère , Côtes-d'Armor , Ille-et-Villaine and Manche , subject to the risk of risks waves-submersion until mid-afternoon.
In transport, after a day of disruption Monday, things are back to normal despite "some isolated difficulties", according to the SNCF.
About 15,000 households remained without electricity Monday evening, mainly in Normandy, Hauts-de-France and the Great East. "Nearly 4,000 employees and partner companies remain mobilized" assured Enedis.