About 25,000 homes were deprived of electricity Monday evening in the center of France and on the Atlantic coast, due to the storm Bella, told AFP the manager of the electricity network Enedis.
In detail, 15,000 Corréziens homes were deprived of electricity, and 10,000 homes in Auvergne and on the Atlantic coast.
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A previous report Sunday evening reported 34,000 homes without power in the east and center of the country.
And Monday morning, 18,000 homes were still without electricity.
Electricity for "
90% of customers who had been impacted by storm Bella has been restored
", mainly in Normandy, Brittany, Picardy and Nord-Pas-de-Calais, a spokesperson for the company said earlier today. '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.
3000 to 4000 liters of fuel oil escaped from the ship
In addition, in Corsica, the tug of Phares et Balises "
Iles Sanguinaires II
" ran aground Monday morning near the Quai des Torpilleurs, in Ajaccio, pushed by the strong winds of the storm Bella, indicated the prefecture.
Her moorings have given way.
A leak was observed on the vessel, from which some 3,000 to 4,000 liters of fuel oil escaped from the ship, which contained around 50,000.
An anti-pollution operation is expected to start on Tuesday if weather conditions allow.
The fuel oil still present in the vessel must then be pumped out, before any towing.
According to forecasts from the Weather Channel *, during the night from Monday to Tuesday, snowfall will increase in the Massif Central from 700 meters.
2 to 5 centimeters of snow could fall during the first hours, causing one of the most important snowfall in 10 years in the region.
Aveyron and Cantal have been placed on orange snow alert.
A strong gale is also expected on the Atlantic coast, accompanied by heavy rains.
Floods and overflows are to be expected in the south of Aquitaine.
* The Weather Channel is a group from Figaro.