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Storm Barbara is not weakening yet.
The strong gusts of wind which have been blowing since Monday evening in Auvergne Rhône-Alpes have caused the fall of several trees or branches on overhead power lines.
This Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., nearly 8,000 homes located in the Rhône valley and 15,000 in Auvergne were without electricity.
#TempeteBarbara 🌪⚠️ Situation at 10 am: nearly 8,000 households on the Sillon Rhodanien are affected by power cuts.
The @enedis teams mobilized since the start of the event to restore electricity ⚡️ as quickly as possible.
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- Enedis Sillon Rhodanien (@enedis_rhod) October 21, 2020
In detail, this concerned 6,500 homes in Puy-de-Dôme where a gust of 253 km / h was recorded by a meteorologist this Wednesday morning, 6,000 in Cantal, 2,500 homes in the Loire, mainly in the Roanne sector, 2,500 homes in the Rhône (Gleizé region), but also 1,000 homes in the departments of Ain and Ardèche, and 500 in Drôme and Nord Isère.
Enedis teams are on site to replenish the homes, with the support of service companies.
🔶 12 deposits in #vigilanceOrange
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- VigiMeteoFrance (@VigiMeteoFrance) October 20, 2020
Twelve departments are placed in orange vigilance until Wednesday evening, including six from the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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