The “scooter rapist”, an incredible solar eclipse and the Pierrick storm

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On Sunday, a 22-year-old man was indicted and detained for two rapes, an attempted rape and several assaults committed, all on young women, between February 8 and March 17. He is suspected of being the famous “scooter rapist” who has been traumatizing Grenoble and its surrounding areas for several weeks. The suspect, originally from Fontaine, in the suburbs of Grenoble, was confused by his DNA for at least one of the rapes in the file. How did the investigators trace him? What is his profile? Eric Vaillant, the Grenoble public prosecutor, must provide an update on the case this Monday at 9:30 a.m.

Tens of millions of people from Mexico to Canada, via the United States, will witness a rare celestial spectacle, which will not recur in this part of the world before 2044: the moon will obscure – in places completely – the sunlight. Millions of tourists will converge on the best spots, crossing their fingers that the weather does not spoil the show.

Among them, French astronomy enthusiasts, for whom the eclipse is also the pretext for a family trip, or real “eclipse chasers”, who travel the world so as not to miss any.

Pierrick is full of breath. This new storm will approach northern Finistère this Monday early in the afternoon, generating violent winds and a risk of wave-submersion. For these two phenomena, Météo-France has placed the Breton department on orange alert for the end of the afternoon and the evening of Monday. Wind gusts could reach up to 130 km/h on the islands and coast of Finistère.

Côtes-d’Armor, Ille-et-Vilaine and Manche will be affected by orange wave-submersion vigilance from Tuesday morning.

While the east of the country should remain relatively dry this Monday, from Pays de Loire to Aquitaine, the sky will become overcast and widespread rain will set in. Elsewhere, showers will occur, they will often be stormy from the west of the Pyrenees to Normandy and the Belgian border.

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