A storm of snow and cold is crossing this Thursday from west to east the north of Franceincluding the Paris region. This, logically, has led to traffic restrictions that could last until temperatures rise considerably. the weekend.
Given this panorama, the cancellation of 10% of flights from the Paris Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport. As if that were not enough, there have been delays in trains and roadsthe Eiffel Tower has been temporarily closed and 235,000 homes have been left without electricity.
“Unfortunately“We will remain closed this Thursday and reopen on Friday at one in the afternoon,” he said on social media. the body that manages the Eiffel tower. Likewise, they published images of the monument covered by a white blanket.
To take into account
In total, it is worth highlighting, 56 French departments have been on orange alert on the afternoon of November 21 due to this storm, called Caetano. Added to this is the wind, a factor that explains the more than 200,000 homes that have been left without electricity, affected by the fall in electricity. branches and trees.
The roads, as expected, have also been affected and it was estimated that, around 5:00 p.m.there were about 800 kilometers of traffic jams throughout France, 370 of them in the Paris area.
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