The authorities are worried in several French departments.
Due to a technical problem on the national network, the emergency number call platforms (112/18/15) have been experiencing malfunctions this Tuesday since around 4 p.m.
The two numbers mainly affected are 112 and 18. Loire-Atlantique, Vendée, Sarthe, Nièvre, Landes, Dordogne and Lot-et-Garonne are among the territories affected.
Given the difficulties, temporary emergency numbers have been issued by the prefectures, like 02 40 64 59 44 in Loire-Atlantique.
Callers are invited to repeat their call.
The cuts would come from a failure of the operator Orange.
“All Orange teams are fully mobilized to restore services as soon as possible.
“, Indicates the telecommunications company on its social networks.
[1/2] Landline and mobile calls to emergency services (15, 18, 112) are severely disrupted throughout France.
We invite people who wish to join the emergency services to repeat their calls.
— Orange France (@Orange_France) January 17, 2023
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At 5:45 p.m., the situation seems resolved in most departments.
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