A situation update is organized by the government at 3 p.m.
The Minister of Ecological Transition, Christophe Béchu, and the Minister Delegate in charge of Transport, Clément Beaune, must meet at 3 p.m. a situation and coordination point upstream of the passage of storm Ciaran.
Representatives of Météo France, SNCF and prefects of the regions concerned will notably be present.
Noirmoutier, Pornichet, Pornic… How the Atlantic coast is preparing for the arrival of storm Ciaran
The towns affected by storm Céline only had a few days to carry out work, sometimes temporary, with exceptional winds expected next night.
Here we tell you how certain towns on the Atlantic coast are preparing for the arrival of storm Ciaran.
Why Storm Ciaran will not be comparable to those of 1999
Although Ciaran should be a major storm, it should not reach the estimated degree of severity of those of 1999. The month of December 1999 was marked in France by the passage of two storms, Lothar and Martin, which caused 92 deaths and material damage of more than 15 billion euros. Here we explain why Ciaran should not have the same level of severity.
The West prepares for Ciaran’s arrival
Three departments on alert for red winds on Thursday, 17 classified orange in total: a large quarter of north-west France is preparing to face storm Ciaran from Wednesday evening, with gusts of up to 170 km/h associated with heavy rain .
“I really invite the population not to come to the seaside,” asks the president of the community of communes of Noirmoutier, Fabien Gaborit, on BFMTV this Wednesday.
TER interrupted, TGV limited… Transport disrupted on Thursday
The arrival of this powerful storm led the SNCF to announce the interruption for Thursday of all TER lines in the Brittany, Pays de la Loire, Normandy and Centre-Val-de-Loire regions, as well as in Hauts-de-France.
The TGVs will only run between Paris and Rennes for Brittany, without going as far as Brest, Quimper or Saint-Malo, said a spokesperson for SNCF Bretagne. Paris-Lille connections will be ensured.
Brest Bretagne airport will be closed from Wednesday 5 p.m. to Thursday 9:30 a.m. Boat connections with the islands will be very disrupted, if not completely suspended.
The authorities are increasing calls for caution
Faced with this potentially devastating storm, the authorities have increased calls for caution. Gérald Darmanin thus urged the French to “not go out” next night.
The Minister of the Interior announced that 3,200 firefighters will be mobilized in the four Breton departments (Côtes-d’Armor, Ille-et-Vilaine, Finistère and Morbihan) as well as Manche and Loire-Atlantique.
For the department of Finistère alone, which could be the most affected, more than 650 firefighters were mobilized for the night from Wednesday to Thursday compared to 250 usually, as well as more than 435 gendarmes, detailed the prefect Alain Espinasse during a briefing. press.
“Road cuts and falling trees are to be feared,” he warned, calling on the population to avoid all travel, especially after 9 p.m., to remain confined as much as possible and to avoid approaching the coast. .
Gusts of more than 170km/h expected on exposed capes
The strongest part of the episode must take place in the second part of the night in Finistère, Côtes-d’Armor and Cotentin. Météo France expects “very violent” wind gusts: 130 to 140 km/h inland, 150 to 170 km/h on the coasts “or even more on exposed capes”.
3 departments on red alert, 17 on orange alert
Hello everyone and welcome to this live broadcast dedicated to the arrival of storm Ciaran.
Be vigilant: three departments are placed on red alert tomorrow – Finistère, Côtes d’Armor and Manche. 17 other departments in the North-West are on orange alert.
Our advice for staying safe during this exceptional episode.