Corsica was placed on Monday January 9 on orange alert for strong winds from 6 p.m. north of the island.
“
The most powerful gusts concern Corsica with 130 to 150 km / h on the reliefs and the Corsica cap.
Gusts of 110-120 km / h occur punctually on the eastern plain, in particular in the sectors of Solenzara and Porto-Vecchio
”, indicates the organization.
From 6 p.m., the gusts of wind reached 152 km / h north of Bastia.
The phenomenon is linked to a surge of winds from the relief.
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These violent winds caused disruptions in transport, with in particular the cancellation of several flights departing from or arriving in Bastia and coming from or going to Paris, Marseille and Lyon.
Flights to or from Calvi from Marseille, Nice and Paris have also been cancelled.
In Figari, a flight to Nice was canceled and another from Marseille was diverted to Ajaccio, according to the airport's website.
Sea crossings disrupted
School transport has also been anticipated from 3:00 p.m. for establishments in the far south of the island, on the eastern coast as far as Sari-Solenzara, and for certain lines in Alta Rocca, the hinterland. country of Sartène, indicated the prefecture of Corse-du-Sud.
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On the maritime transport side, the Marseille-Propriano and Marseille-Ile Rousse crossings of the Corsica Linea are disrupted on Monday with later arrivals on Tuesday, indicated the site of the shipping company.
In Ajaccio, pedestrian promenades were closed as a precaution while in Bastia, all sports facilities were closed from 6 p.m.
Corsica has been placed on orange alert for strong winds.
The Weather Channel
The Haute-Corse prefecture had indicated in a press release on Sunday, when the island was still only placed on yellow vigilance, that "
the maximum wind
" should occur "
until the evening
" before weakening gradually overnight from Monday to Tuesday.
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