orange vigilance for strong winds is lifted in all the departments of Hauts-de-France and Normandy concerned

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19h33 : Uprooted trees, torn roofs, downed heavy goods vehicles… Storm Eunice seriously injured three people and caused significant material damage. The firefighters of the Nord department recorded nearly 1,500 interventions during this meteorological episode. And their neighbors in Pas-de-Calais had to intervene 700 times.

19h21 : Météo France has lifted the orange vigilance against high winds in the five departments concerned: Nord, Manche, Pas-de-Calais, Somme and Seine-Maritime. Showers are however expected tonight in the Manche department, sometimes accompanied by strong gusts of 100-110 km / h on the coast and 80-90 km / h inland.

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18h55 : [#Thread] #TempeteEunice At 5:30 p.m., 110,000 customers are without electricity. The storm is still in progress. 500 employees and service providers are mobilized to secure the network and restore electricity as quickly as possible to all affected households. #Public service

18h55 : At 5.30 p.m., 110,000 customers were still without electricity due to storm Eunice, announces Enedis in Nord-Pas de Calais. A significant improvement after a peak at 160,000 during the day. Some 500 agents are trying to restore the network for the homes affected, while the storm is still in progress.

18h29 : ⚠ Lille Flandres. TER traffic is suspended until tomorrow, the station is closed and the TGVs are transferred to Lille Europe. #Eunice

18h29 : ⚠ TER traffic is interrupted until tomorrow 19/02 for the safety of travelers and SNCF staff. Many incidents have been reported in the Region. The @SNCFReseau and @TERHDF teams are mobilized. #Eunice

18h28 : The circulation of TER is interrupted until tomorrow in Hauts-de-France, announced the SNCF, with the exception of a few lines north of Paris, towards Beauvais, Amiens or Laon. It is strongly recommended to consult the latest traffic information if you have to travel by train, due to storm Eunice.

18h03 : It is 6 p.m., before passing the baton in this live, here is a new summary of the news:

• The Isère Assize Court sentenced Nordahl Lelandais to life imprisonment with a 22-year security sentence for the murder and kidnapping of little Maëlys in August 2017.

• In the north and north-west of France, storm Eunice this afternoon raised waves reaching up to nine meters, causing initial damage and disrupting rail, sea and air transport. Follow our live.

•Russian President Vladimir Putin has noted the deterioration of the situation in eastern Ukraine at war, where Kiev and pro-Russian separatists mutually accuse each other of renewed violence.

• French President Emmanuel Macron has rejected a demand by the ruling military junta in Bamako to withdraw French soldiers “without delay” of Mali. “I won’t compromise for a second on their safety.”did he declare.

• As evidence. Biathlete Quentin Fillon Maillet, double Olympic champion and triple silver medalist, has been designated French flag bearer for the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games. It will be held this Sunday from 1 p.m.

16h26 : Due to storm Eunice, 15,000 homes are without electricity throughout the Somme department, the prefecture reports this afternoon in a press release. Since 2:30 p.m., the interventions of the emergency services have multiplied to deal with falling trees or electric poles on the roads, flying roofs, falling chimneys.

16h00 : Let’s now take stock of the disruptions due to storm Eunice in France:

• In the north, the coastal ports have been shut down as a precaution, reports the prefecture. All buses and metros in the metropolis of Lille have also been interrupted since 3:30 p.m. The firefighters intervened 70 times in the department, in particular requiring the closure of departmental 527.

• In Le Havre, in Seine-Maritime, a truck is lying on the Normandy bridge, linking Le Havre to Honfleur: traffic is interrupted, as is the Grand Canal viaduct in Le Havre.

• In the Sommethe firefighters intervened 13 times for falling objects which did not cause any injuries.

15h52 : As you say in the comments, it blows! And before hitting northern France, storm Eunice hit southern England. Gusts of nearly 200 km/h on the coasts, deserted London, massive power cuts… Here are some images taken across the Channel:

(Glyn KIRK / Tolga Akmen / AFP)

15h51 : 161km/h at Cap Gris Nez!!! Hat’s Off…

3:50 p.m. : Hello, Boulogne coast, big storm in progress. This time it’s serious.

15h04 : Storm Eunice has started sweeping the coasts. These are in “the most extreme places in the Cotentin” what “the winds are the strongest, the waves are the strongest”warned Frédéric Perissat, prefect of the English Channel. “We have a risk of submersion by the waves on the Cherbourg side. So we have to be very vigilant”he warned on franceinfo.

14h02 : It is 2 p.m., here is an update on the news:

• The gusts of wind, linked to storm Eunice, are strengthening to reach a peak during the afternoon with winds ranging from 120 to 140 km/h in the north of France, weather alert France. Five departments are still on orange alert.

• A war would be “catastrophic”has just warned the head of the UN. Earlier in the day,The bombings took place in Stanytsia Luganska, a city in eastern Ukraine under the control of government forces, noted AFP journalists on the spot. Follow our live.

• First lady Brigitte Macron has summoned two women who have spread transphobic rumors against her before the Paris court, France Télévisions has learned from a judicial source.

• After a new apology pronounced by Nordahl Lelandais this morning, the Assize Court of Isère withdrew to decide the fate of the accused, tried in particular for the kidnapping and murder of Maëlys De Araujo in 2017. Yesterday, the general prosecutor’s office had requested life imprisonment.

12h33 : Consequence: regional trains stopped running at midday in several departments of Hauts-de-France and Normandy. Ferry traffic with the United Kingdom is also interrupted. “No major damage” however, has not been recorded, said the regional service of the SNCF.

13h09 : The gusts of wind, in connection with the storm Eunice, are strengthening to reach a peak during the afternoon with winds ranging from 120 to 140 km / h in the north of France, reports Meteo France. Five departments are still placed in orange vigilance for strong winds and wave-submersions. The most violent gusts are expected in Pas-de-Calais and the North, in particular between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

12h00 : It’s noon, we stop for a moment on the main titles of the day:

• The Minister of Labour, Elisabeth Borne, described as“excellent news” the drop in the unemployment rate to 7.4% in the last quarter of last year, “at the lowest for almost 15 years”. She hailed a level among young people at an all-time low “for nearly 40 years”.

• After a new apology pronounced by Nordahl Lelandais this morning, the Assize Court of Isère withdrew to decide the fate of the accused, tried in particular for the kidnapping and murder of Maëlys De Araujo in 2017. Yesterday, the general prosecutor’s office had requested life imprisonment.

• Rail traffic will be partially at a standstill this afternoon, from Seine-Maritime to the North. Five departments on the Channel coast are placed on orange alert due to strong winds and the risk of submersion caused by storm Eunice.

• And five gold medals for France! Biathlete Justine Braisaz-Bouchet was crowned Olympic mass start champion. Disappointment on the other hand for Quentin Fillon Maillet, who finished fourth in the men’s event, when he was aiming for a historic Grand Slam at the Winter Games.

09h11 : Here is a new point on the news of this Friday:

• And five gold medals for France! Biathlete Justine Braisaz-Bouchet was crowned Olympic mass start champion, before the men’s event where Quentin Fillon Maillet is aiming for a historic grand slam at the Winter Games. See you in an hour in our live.

• After three weeks of hearing, the hour of the verdict. The Isère Assize Court will retire this morning to deliberate, following the trial of Nordahl Lelandais, judged in particular for the kidnapping and murder of Maëlys de Araujo in 2017. The public prosecutor’s office requested the perpetuity.

• Faced with nuclear production at half mast and government measures against soaring energy prices, EDF will be bailed out by the State. Bercy announces a public participation of 2.1 billion euros in this recapitalization of a total amount of 2.5 billion.

• From Seine-Maritime to the North, five departments on the Channel coast are placed on orange alert due to strong winds and the risk of submersion on the coasts. Rail traffic is severely disrupted in Normandy and Hauts-de-France.

06h31 : And in the rest of France? Here are our maps of the day, which you can complete with the more detailed forecasts available on our weather page.

The morning :

The afternoon :

06h23 : In Normandy, traffic will be disrupted this morning and the rail network will be closed to traffic from noon. The trains “from and to Paris-Saint-Lazare will have Caen, Rouen and Deauville-Trouville as their terminus”warns the SNCF.

06h20 : This storm, which will be felt throughout the northern half of the country, is causing transport disruptions. From noon, the TER will be stopped in the North, the Pas-de-Calais and the Somme, except on the lines rallying Paris to Amiens, Saint-Quentin, Laon and Beauvais, according to the SNCF. The Paris-Valenciennes and Paris-Dunkerque TGVs will also be suspended.

06h13 : After hitting Cotentin, Seine-Maritime and Somme at the end of the morning, storm Eunice will hit Pas-de-Calais and the North “during the afternoon”, with gusts of up to 140 km / h on the coast, according to Météo France. The risk of submersion will be the greatest “at high tide”scheduled around 11:30 a.m. in Ouistreham and around 1 p.m. in Boulogne and Dieppe.

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06h09 : Météo France has just published a new bulletin. The Channel, the North, the Pas-de-Calais, the Seine-Maritime and the Somme remain placed in orange vigilance “violent winds”, between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. The last three departments mentioned are also on “waves-submersion” alert, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

06h05 : “My message is very simple: do not go to the seaside tomorrow and limit your movements as much as possible.”

The prefect of the North warns against power cuts, “damaged roofs” and falling tree branches during the passage of storm Eunice. A regional crisis unit will be set up this morning.

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