Weather: Thousands of homes without electricity, tourists stranded on … – TF1

Weather: Thousands of homes without electricity, tourists stranded on … – TF1

– Alert weather maintained in 4 departments

Four departments are still Sunday orange alert, namely Ariege, Haute-Garonne, Hautes-Pyrenees and the Pyrenees-Atlantiques. Heavy rainfall Snow have led to large-scale power cuts and the closure of the ski resorts in Pyrénées-Atlantiques, after authorities and Météo-France have raised the avalanche alert Level 5 Saturday night. This alert level is valid until Monday morning.

– 7000 homes without electricity

Effects of heavy snowfalls, 7000 households are currently without power, including “5000 in Hautes-Pyrenees and 2000 in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques” said Frederic Boutaud, director of external relations ERDF in the Southwest. He also said that 200 technicians were mobilized in “difficult access and circulation.”

– Ski resorts inaccessible

At the micro LCI today, sub-prefect of the Pyrénées-Atlantiques Samuel

Bouju announced the closure of access to the ski resorts and the establishment of a conveyor stations to people of the valleys. “Throughout the morning, the rise will be impossible to resorts and strongly discouraged throughout the day (…) It is recommended to stay in the stations and to bring chains to prepare the vehicle for the ferry scheduled for the end morning or early afternoon, “he said. According to the prefecture, the ban was extended until Monday morning, particularly because of the very high risk of avalanches .

– Fort avalanche risk

Météo-France also announced that a risk of avalanches has proved in the Alps, the snowpack is not stabilized. An improvement of the situation could occur on Monday in this region.

– Motorists stuck on the road

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