update on disruptions
After Eunice, here is Franklin: a new storm is about to sweep the Nord and the Pas-de-Calais. The two departments switch to orange vigilance violent winds from this Sunday, February 20, at 8 p.m. and until the middle of the night. Gusts between 100 and 130 km/h are expected. The damage caused by the passage of storm Eunice on Friday 18 February has not yet been resolved: with this new gale, many disturbances are to be expected this Sunday and Monday.
power outages
This Sunday evening, 12,000 homes are still without electricity in the region after the passage of the storm Eunice. The supplier Enedis has deployed 1,000 agents to restore power, with reinforcements from all over France.
These operations will potentially be undermined by the new gale expected this Sunday evening. “This event may slow down the resupply operations in progress following the Eunice storm and cause further damage to the electricity network.“, warns Enedis.
Trains stopped
Train traffic will be severely disrupted. As a precautionary measure, to prevent travelers from being stuck on the tracks for several hours or from technical damage to the vehicles, the SNCF suspend the circulation of TER on the coast from 19h. Traffic keep it slow on monday : the first TER will leave without passengers, for reconnaissance operations of the state of the tracks throughout the region.
The port of Calais is also announcing delays to be expected on the ferries.
re-entry movement
The start of the February holidays will be hectic in places for students in the Nord and Pas-de-Calais. Many schools have been damaged by the winds weekend violent.
A Bavinchove, the start of the school year is postponed to Tuesday for the primaries. “We deplore major damage to the roof of the school sports hall and the elementary school playground.specifies the municipality. The roof of the building flew away, ending its fall in the garden located in front of the media library.“The work will take place this Monday. This is also the case in a dozen other establishments, such as the Jean Monnet college in Grand Fort Philippe or the Georges Brassens college in Saint Venant near Béthune.
In all, the Lille Academy has about twenty damaged establishments. This is the case for example in Calais: the Condé school remains closed for two days, students will be welcomed at the Coluche leisure center. In Gravelines, the Marguerite d’Anvers school lost one of its gables because of the winds, the canteen will be closed. Cold meals will be provided in the classrooms, specifies the municipality.