Homes in the Vendée are still without power after Storm Leiv

Storm Leiv in Vendée: Still Homes Without Power

The bulk of Storm Leiv has passed. However, 5,500 homes were left without electricity for 10 hours. The Enedis teams are hard at work for a quick recovery. The winds are weakening across the department, falling below 80 km/hour on the coast. The Noirmoutier Bridge is open to traffic.  5,500 households are without electricity. These […]

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Storm Leiv hits the Atlantic Coast with high winds and rain

Storm Leiv Hits the Atlantic Coast

As expected, the storm Leiv began to hit on Saturday morning,on the Atlantic coast and mainly focused on three departments, Charente, Charente-Maritime and Gironde which are on Red Alert for “winds”. The weather system of exceptional power could cause major damage in several places along the Atlantic coast. The warning of high winds is also […]

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Storm Kurt caused 134 calls for help by firefighters in the Vendée

Storm Kurt: 134 interventions by firefighters in four hours in the Vendée

The departmental operational center for fire and rescue has just delivered an update on interventions by firefighters about storm Kurt that is currently shaking the Vendée. A second winter storm comes to our shores in the night from Friday to Saturday. Since Friday, the department is on alert for strong winds. From midday, the fire […]

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Nine departments in the North West France have been placed on Orange Alert

Storm Kurt: Nine Departments in West on Orange Alert

The Ille-et-Vilaine Loire-Atlantique, Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne and the Vendée are placed in orange vigilance strong wind on Friday morning by Météo France. The alarm monitoring is maintained for the Cotes d’Armor, Brittany, the Channel and the Morbihan. Meteo France placed five new departments in the west of France orange alert in their newsletter 6 am Friday […]

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The Loire Atlantique has been placed on Orange Alert for strong winds

Loire Atlantique: Storm Warning this Friday 3rd February

Loire Atlantique as the Maine-et-Loire, Mayenne, Vendee and the Ille-et-Vilaine are placed in amber alert this Friday morning by Meteo France. Strong gusts of around 90-110 km/h inland are expected. Traffic on the bridge of Saint-Nazaire may be disturbed. Meteo France placed five new departments in the west of France orange alert in their newsletter 6 […]

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Meteo France has given a warning of strong winds over the Vendee for the next few days

Vendée: Beware of Wind Gusts for this Weekend

For several days, weather forecasts promise three storms in the northwest quarter of France, including the Vendée region which should be over Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Meteo France indicates that the winds should go up to 95 km/h, on Friday in Challans and up to 105 km/h on the Atlantic coast, including the island of Noirmoutier. […]

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Vendée: At Least Five Dead in a Major Pileup 1

Vendée: At Least Five Dead in a Major Pileup

A major pileup occurred on the road between La Roche-sur-Yon Les Sables d’Olonne. In a first assessment, the prefecture said that the accident which occurred on this motorway has five dead and six seriously injured. Several vehicles and buses were requisitioned for the transfer of non-injured victims to a community hall. The accident occurred on the […]

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Storm warning for the weekend in Western France

Western France: Storms for the Weekend, up to 120 km/h Winds

The weekend will be very rough on Western France warns Meteo France. From Friday, very disturbed weather will affect a large part of the north of the country with rain, showers and a strong wind. Strong gusts of wind should occur from the night of Saturday to mid-day on Sunday, sweeping a third of northwest […]

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Gwladys LEMOUSSU, bronze medalist at the Paralympic Games in Rio

Paralympic Games: Gwladys Lemoussu from Vendée Wins Bronze

Second in the  world championships and 3rd in the European Championship in 2016, Gwladys Lemoussu of Saint-Jean-de-Monts in the Vendée took 3rd place and the bronze medal at the Paralympic Games in Rio in the Triathlon … The year 2016 has been that of excellence for paratriathlete Gwladys Lemoussu (born without a left forearm), from Saint-Jean-de-Monts in […]

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Emmanuel Macron is to visit the Vendee department and the Puy du Fou on the 19th August

Emmanuel Macron Expected Friday in Vendee

The information was relayed on Tuesday, which announced the arrival of the Minister of Economy at the Puy du Fou in the Vendee. The Official visit, with Emmanuel Macron, on Friday, August 19th, at the meeting of innovative companies of the department. Expected Friday morning, the Minister of the Economy, Industry and Digital, will visit, initially, […]

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