Guadeloupe redoubles its caution as storm Fiona approaches.
The island, where the schools will close, was placed under orange vigilance on Thursday evening for heavy rain, thunderstorms, flooding waves and high winds, the prefecture said.
The tropical storm is expected to pass Friday evening north of the archipelago.
Schools will close their doors on Friday at noon, "very heavy rainfall is expected in the afternoon", said the prefecture of Guadeloupe in a press release.
The rector invited "all staff, students and parents to be very vigilant".
Air and maritime transport should also be disrupted, several companies indicate.
Floods "to be feared"
According to Météo France, tropical storm Fiona is located about 600 km east of Guadeloupe, at the level of the Atlantic Ocean, and is moving west at 22 km / h.
After the first rainy periods expected on Friday morning in the form of stormy showers, "torror rain generating numerous floods is to be feared at the end of the day, evening and night from Friday to Saturday".
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“The transition to red vigilance heavy rain and thunderstorms could be triggered in the afternoon of Friday depending on the evolution of the weather situation”, specified the prefecture of Guadeloupe, which plans the end of the episode for Sunday. .
Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy, also in the axis of the storm Fiona, were placed on Thursday in yellow vigilance for violent winds, waves-submersion and heavy rains and thunderstorms.
