The worst seems to be over. Martinique descended from a level of red to orange weather vigilance on Friday, as tropical storm Bret moved away from the coast of the island of the Lesser Antilles, off which a catamaran was wrecked at the height of the hurricane phenomenon, indicated Prefecture.
This boat was shipwrecked in the south-east of Martinique, 100 kilometers from the coast, said the prefecture of Martinique. According local RCI radio, which cites messages received by VHF, four people were on board this catamaran and took refuge in a survival craft. The Regional Operational Center for Surveillance and Rescue (Cross) is responsible for searches.
About 25,000 people without electricity
Hollows reached up to 10 meters high in the area of the sinking, according to Météo France. Since Thursday at the end of the day, some 25,000 users from 14 municipalities have been without electricity on Martinique territory, said the prefecture. Firefighters carried out “28 minor interventions for falling trees and electric poles” between midnight and early morning, according to the same source.
State services indicated that schools would remain closed on Friday, while “economic activity can resume with caution”. The damage recorded on the territory was mainly caused by strong gusts of wind in the second part of the night, according to an AFP correspondent on the spot. Wind gusts of 100 to 140 km / h were recorded overnight from Thursday to Friday by the meteorological services. Now on orange vigilance for heavy rains and waves of submersion, the island is also on yellow vigilance for strong winds, according to a situation report from the prefecture at 6 a.m.