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After the passage of the Fabien storm during the night, more than 110,000 homes are without electricity this Sunday, December 22, mainly in New Aquitaine (southwest), while strong winds, rains and floods isolate Corsica .
The Isle of Beauty is cut off from its main communication routes. " It is the Basti conurbation which was affected by violent gusts since we beat there at Bastia airport, the historic record of gusts with a new measurement at 170 km / h ", details Emmanuel Demaël from Météo France.
# TempêteFabien. Exceptional gusts were noted on the #HauteCorse, especially on #Bastia (record value at the airport of 170 km / h).
Winds still stormy on #Corse until next night (100 to 140 km / h loc 160 km / h) #VigilanceOrange
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Heavy flooding in Corsica
“ All of Corsica is concerned throughout the day until Sunday evening. The two departments are also subject to rains and therefore there are problems of floods, different rivers on these two departments including the Gravona which opens on the side of the Gulf of Ajaccio. The river exceeded its alert rating this Saturday. There was very heavy flooding, especially at Ajaccio airport , ”he continues.
In Corse-du-Sud, the city of Ajaccio has been isolated since Saturday evening after the closure of the flooded airport, then the ban on boat departures and the closure of highways after 9 p.m. Ajaccio airport is also closed until Monday.
But since this Sunday morning, road access to Ajaccio has been reopened. On the other hand, the coastal roads remain prohibited, while the swell increases, announced the authorities. The prefecture and the town hall of Ajaccio ask to avoid the seaside walks anticipating "waves of 6 meters". The Corsican departments are still on the alert orange “wind”, “rain-flood” and “wave-submersion” until Monday morning.
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23,000 homes without electricity in the southwest
The power cuts have particularly affected the Gironde department with 23,000 homes affected, said manager of the Enedis electricity distribution network. The storm did not however cause any injuries or major damage , according to an initial assessment of the emergency services and prefectures after 8 am.
Storm Fabien, of an intensity slightly more marked than that of December 13 according to Météo France, had generated in the first part of the night this Saturday peaks of wind up to 148 km / h at cap Ferret (Gironde), 142 km / h in Messanges (Landes) on the coast.
Sunday morning, no train was running on the Bordeaux-Toulouse axis, due to probable trees obstructing the tracks, announced the SNCF. From 8:30 am, teams left for " systematic reconnaissance " and " logging " if necessary. On Bordeaux-Hendaye, traffic is suspended all day Sunday.
The alert has been lifted for most departments in the southwest. Charente-Maritime, on the other hand, has gone under orange flood vigilance, for Seugne and Charente downstream.
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