About 18,000 homes were without electricity on Monday morning, December 28 in eastern and central France, due to storm Bella and heavy snowfall recorded overnight, said power grid manager Enedis.
A previous report Sunday evening reported 34,000 homes without power in the east and center of the country.
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The electricity of "
90% of customers who had been impacted by storm Bella has been restored
", mainly in Normandy, Brittany, Picardy and Nord-Pas-de-Calais, said a spokesperson for Enedis.
"
But during the night, heavy snowfall and strong winds were also recorded in Auvergne and Limousin, causing negative effects on the network
", he added.
A total of 18,000 customers were without electricity, while strong winds are also expected in the southwest during the day, Enedis said.
Some 1,500 employees are hard at work in the affected areas to restore the electricity network.
Météo-France announced on Sunday that the disturbance linked to "
Bella
" would arrive on the west of the Massif Central with snow above 600 to 700 m, associated with a stormy wind.
For the day of Monday, nine departments were placed in orange vigilance.
Snow and ice are expected in Aveyron, Cantal, Corrèze, Lozère and Puy-de-Dôme, while a “
wave-submersion
”
phenomenon
will affect Corse-du-Sud, Landes and Pyrenees. -Atlantiques and the Var.
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