In southern France and northern Spain, the “unusually strong” storm Nils uprooted trees, flooded roads, and left thousands without power
Emergency services evacuate in an inflatable boat a resident from her home in La Réole, south-western France
Storm Nils caused exceptional flooding along the Garonne River in southwestern FranceImage: Philippe Lopez/AFP
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Three people died in weather-related accidents in France and Spain when storm Nils tore through the region, officials said on Friday.
Strong winds and heavy rain on Thursday caused flight, train, and ferry cancellations, creating chaos on the roads in southern France, northern Spain, and parts of Portugal. French forecasters said that the storm was “unusually strong.”
The storm uprooted trees, flooded roads, and left thousands without power. In Portugal, a viaduct partially collapsed due to flooding.
In southern France and northern Spain, the “unusually strong” storm Nils uprooted trees, flooded roads, and left thousands without power.
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Emergency services evacuate in an inflatable boat a resident from her home in La Réole, south-western France
Storm Nils caused exceptional flooding along the Garonne River in southwestern FranceImage: Philippe Lopez/AFP
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Three people died in weather-related accidents in France and Spain when storm Nils tore through the region, officials said on Friday.
Strong winds and heavy rain on Thursday caused flight, train, and ferry cancellations, creating chaos on the roads in southern France, northern Spain, and parts of Portugal. French forecasters said that the storm was “unusually strong.”
The storm uprooted trees, flooded roads, and left thousands without power. In Portugal, a viaduct partially collapsed due to flooding.
Rescue personnel gather beside an overturned truck lying on a verge after high winds brought by Storm Nils struck on a road near Leucate, south-western FranceRescue personnel gather beside an overturned truck lying on a verge after high winds brought by Storm Nils struck on a road near Leucate, south-western France
High winds caused a truck to overturn on a road near Leucate in southwestern FranceImage: Ed Jones/AFP
One person was reported dead in Spain and two in France. In Spain, a woman died when the roof of an industrial warehouse collapsed on her. Dozens more people were hurt in weather-related accidents.
On Friday, French officials confirmed that a man had died after falling from a ladder in his garden. The day before, a truck driver was killed when a tree smashed through his windshield.
Thousands of homes in France are still without power
The French electricity network operator Enerdis announced that approximately 450,000 homes are still without power. This represents a 50% decrease from the previous day and is the result of the hard work of about 3,000 Enerdis staff members, the operator said.
“Enedis has restored service to 50 percent of the 900,000 customers who were without electricity,” the company wrote around 6:00 a.m. (0500 UTC/GMT).
“Flooding complicates repairs because the fields are waterlogged and some roads are blocked,” Enedis crisis director Herve Champenois told reporters on Thursday.
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