After the storm, calm did not come. On this first weekend of November, the news was busy. And if you haven’t followed it, here is a summary in five points.
1. Brittany heals its wounds
This weekend, it was Domingos which swept across France, particularly the South-West where the storm caused damage and power cuts. Further north, we still think of Ciaran. Since the night from Wednesday to Thursday, Brittany has been plagued by violent winds. Hit in multiple places, the region must now clear its roads cluttered with thousands of fallen trees, assess its houses or its railway lines. An Enedis agent was also killed there, during an intervention in Pont-Aven on Saturday evening. The company is continuing its efforts to try to restore power. At 10 a.m. this Sunday, 112,000 Breton homes were still without electricity.
2. Beware of carbon monoxide
With the return of cold weather comes carbon monoxide poisoning. The prefect of the North sounds the alarm after the death of a baby on Saturday in Armentières. The alert applies to everyone. By restarting a heating appliance that has not been maintained, you can quickly put yourself in danger. The firefighters therefore remind you of the actions to follow: ventilate each room for at least 10 minutes a day and above all do not block the vents.
3. Rise of anti-Semitism in Europe
The Jews of Europe “live in fear again”, assures the European Commission which deplores in a press release this weekend the “exceptionally high” level of anti-Semitic incidents across the EU since the start of the conflict between Israel and the Hamas. On site, no lull in sight. At least 45 people, mostly children and women, were killed and around 100 others injured in an Israeli bombardment on Saturday evening against the Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, according to the Ministry of Defense. Hamas Health.
An ultranationalist Israeli minister was sanctioned on Sunday by the head of government Benjamin Netanyahu after asserting that using a nuclear bomb in Gaza, in the war against Palestinian Hamas, was “an option”.
4. Seniors strike at Paris Games Week
The high mass of video games was this weekend in Paris. Among the highlights of the event, our reporter Quentin Meunier chose the Wii Bowling seniors trophy, a very serious competition which promotes the inclusion of older people through the game.
5. The Djoker has a blast in Paris
His week was going to be complicated, disrupted by a virus. But more was needed to prevent Novak Djokovic from lifting the Masters 1000 trophy at Paris-Bercy for the seventh time in his career. The world number 1 easily dominated Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (17th) 6-4, 6-3 on Sunday. Djokovic, 36, made his return to the circuit in the Parisian venue, after a break of a month and a half following his record 24th Grand Slam title at the US Open in September.