Nearly 700 km of cumulative traffic jams were identified in Île-de-France, a few hours before the entry into force of the new confinement decreed by the government.

An exceptional situation on the roads, which testifies to a massive exodus of Ile-de-France residents to the regions. 

With nearly 700 km of traffic jams in Île-de-France, the situation on the roads was exceptional Thursday, a few hours before the entry into force of the new confinement decreed by the government.

At the end of the afternoon, the Sytadin road information site noted 683 km of traffic jams in Île-de-France.

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On Wednesday evening, the same site was already more than 335 km - twice as much as normal - of traffic jams accumulated before Emmanuel Macron's speech announcing the reconfinement of France to try to stem the second wave of the Covid 19 epidemic. France is again confined from Thursday at midnight for at least four weeks, according to the government.