President Emmanuel Macron is expected in Brittany on Friday, the day after the passage of the powerful storm Ciaran, in order to “thank the relief forces” and “to speak with residents”, announced the Élysée.
While the storm, which caused two deaths in France and caused much damage, is evacuating from the north, “the Head of State wishes to be able to meet and thank the relief forces who were mobilized during and after the passage of the storm and whose action was decisive”, argued the presidency. “He will also talk with residents who have had to go through this ordeal,” the same source added.
Storm Domingos
Brittany was hit by particularly violent winds, up to 207 km/h at the Pointe du Raz, notably causing power cuts for 1.2 million people, and mobile network cuts for a million customers, falls trees and transport stops. The Atlantic coast could also be hit on Saturday by storm Domingos, of lesser intensity but which could still have a strong impact on territories already swept by Ciaran.
The executive is therefore deployed on the ground on Friday, since in addition to Emmanuel Macron, who has just returned from Uzbekistan, Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne is for her part expected in Caen, in a fire station, to discuss with fire services. relief and local elected officials.
Government spokesperson Olivier Véran said on France Inter on Thursday that the storm “meets the criteria” for a natural disaster and that the decision regarding its outbreak had to be taken imminently.