Lying tree in Vern sur cuttlefish near Rennes -
C. Allain / 20minutes
The firefighters intervened on numerous occasions this night due to the strong gusts of wind due to the storm Alex.
Roof torn off, power cuts ... but no injuries to deplore.
“I heard a breath before going to bed, but much less loudly than expected.
"While the storm Alex threatened the north-west of the country on the night of Thursday to Friday, this Nantes resident wakes up rather reassured.
In Loire-Atlantique and Brittany, the bad weather does not seem to have caused only minor material damage, report the authorities.
No injuries are to be deplored.
In Brittany, where wind records have been recorded, 80,000 people are currently without electricity on the coastal strip and in the east of the department.
During the night, five campsites, representing 180 people, had to be evacuated in Morbihan.
In Vannes, the bad weather caused damage to the Notre-Dame de Ménimur college, whose roof was torn off over 200 to 300 m2.
[#TempeteAlex - #VigilanceRouge] 🔴
Wind gust
records
at 1h
162 km / h at Belle-Ile (186 km / h at 00h00)
157 km / h at Groix
135 km / h at Sarzeau
103 km / h at Lorient
En image, flying roof of ND de Ménimur college in #Vannes Vannes @ Interieur_Gouv @Beauvau_Alerte @ VISOV1 pic.twitter.com/vlrldzGLGI
- Prefect of Morbihan (@ Prefet56) October 1, 2020
"The civil security intervention unit (UIISC) has been engaged since 4 hours on the Quiberon peninsula and on the Rhuys peninsula for work to re-establish the opening of axes congested by trees in particular" , indicates the prefecture.
Elsewhere in the region, train traffic is also interrupted between Quimper and Rennes and between Rennes and Nantes, at least until late morning, as the SNCF had planned as a precaution.
Trees, lying on different axes, disrupt traffic.
Disrupted rail traffic in Loire-Atlantique
In Loire-Atlantique, firefighters carried out 26 interventions, again mainly for falling objects or trees.
Some incidents concern in particular railway tracks, which disrupts train traffic this morning, particularly on TER lines, such as between Saint-Nazaire and Le Croisic.
Closed last night, the Cheviré and Saint-Nazaire bridges were reopened to traffic.
A reconnaissance must be made in the Nantes gardens to organize their reopening during the day.
If the Loire-Atlantique has returned to green, Météo France maintained, this Friday morning, Finistère and Côtes-d'Armor in orange vigilance.
The rains should fall in abundance in these two departments.
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