A 62-year-old man died on Monday morning around 7:15 a.m. in the town of Saint-Mariens as a result of storm Gérard which hit all of western France, say the Gironde firefighters.
A tree has indeed fallen on the public road, at the level of the avenue Marc Doulus of this town located north of Bordeaux, due to bad weather.
A car driven by the 60-year-old hit the tree, and the driver died.
Police and firefighters responded to the scene.
SNCF traffic disrupted in the region
Strong gusts of wind hit all of western France, and in particular the Gironde coast, from Sunday night to Monday.
According to Enedis, some 2,500 people were without electricity, including 1,200 in Gironde, on part of the territory of New Aquitaine.
Storm #Gérard: 1000 customers without electricity in #Dordogne, 1200 in #Gironde and 300 in #LotetGaronne.
@enedis teams mobilized to restore electricity as soon as possible.
In case of cable on land, contact 09 726 750 (+ department number) #servicepublic pic.twitter.com/8Z4UyFq8F1
— Enedis in North Aquitaine (@enedis_aqui_N) January 16, 2023
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SNCF also indicates that TER traffic on the La Rochelle-Poitiers line is interrupted this Monday morning due to a signaling failure due to a tree that fell on the power cables.
Train cancellations and delays are to be expected until midday.
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