A person dies when he fell from his scale, another seriously injured by falling from his roof

A person died in Saône-et-Loire after falling from his scale during the violent thunderstorms who struck eastern France on Sunday afternoon, causing significant damage, and thirteen southeast departments remain in orange vigilance to thunderstorms on Sunday evening.

The victim “Fell from its 5 -meter scale” In the commune of Saint-Cyr as she was trying to intervene on her roof. Similarly, and another person was seriously injured by falling from her tosh in Devrouze, “In connection with the current storm episode”Saône-et-Loire firefighters told AFP, where many roofs have been damaged or gave themselves up.

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Météo-France raised orange vigilance to nine departments in the northeast at 8:00 p.m.. Nevertheless, after the passage of person dies when he fell strong winds between 70 and 90km/h or even more locally, hailstorms and a “Intense electrical activity” in the afternoon. Consequently, Pluvio-stubbling disturbance “Requires particular vigilance in connection with the highly expected rain of rain”she warned in her bulletin published. at 8:20 p.m. Ain. the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Hautes-Alpes, Ardèche, Bouches-du-Rhône, Drôme, Gard, Isère, Loire, Rhône, Savoie, Haute-Savoie and Vaucluse remain concerned.

In the Jura. where the gusts of wind have reached up to 105km/h locally, the thunderstorms required 130 interventions by firefighters and 6,100 people are deprived of electricity, said its prefecture. “Road managers are at work to evacuate the branches. trees fallen on the tracks but the traffic conditions can remain difficult”she added.

On social networks, images show strong winds, hailstorms and trees lying on the roads in the departments concerned. In the Allier, violent winds “Turbillon” And damaged or torn from the roofs in several municipalities, firefighters told person dies when he fell AFP. Some 1,300 homes are deprived of electricity according to the prefecture.

The Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. Hautes-Alpes, Bouches-du-Rhône, Gard, Isère, Savoie, Haute-Savoie and Vaucluse are also placed in orange rainy-rude vigilance from 8:00 p.m. to 6 a.m. The accumulation of rain can reach 100 mm on the PACA departments concerned and the Gard. “These accumulation can cause problems of mud and/or streaming flows”warns Météo-France. At 9:00 p.m., Savoy firefighters said they were “Overwhelmed” by interventions in particular due to thunderstorms. Vigilance storm will only concern Alpine and South departments on Monday, until 6:00 am.