Several thousand homes were without electricity on Sunday in Drôme and Ardèche due to strong winds sweeping the south-east of the country, Enedis told AFP.
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Since 2:00 p.m., we have seen a spike in incidents which have deprived several thousand homes of electricity in the departments of Drôme and Ardèche
," said Enedis, confirming information from the Dauphiné Libéré.
These departments are part of the 14 concerned Sunday afternoon by a yellow vigilance in the strong winds, according to the Weather Channel *.
According to the Ardèche weather services, Météo France recorded a gust of 132km / h at the Croix Millet station, not far from the town of La Souche, in the Monts d'Ardèche Natural Park.
A death in the Rhône
Enedis, which had planned a reinforced system, has dispatched 50 technicians to the field and is awaiting reinforcements to restore power to the affected areas, announced the manager of the electricity distribution network, calling on the general public to be vigilant. and in particular not to approach cables that have fallen on the roads.
Firefighters from Drôme and Ardèche said they carried out numerous interventions, mainly following falling trees that disrupted traffic and damaged power and telecom lines.
In the Rhône, firefighters confirmed to AFP the death of a 75-year-old man who was in a parked vehicle on which a tree fell, without however being able to confirm that this fall was due in the wind.
For its part, the City of Lyon closed its large parks in the afternoon due to gusts of up to 70 km / h.
*The Weather Channel is owned by the Figaro group.
