More than 5,000 homes deprived of electricity in Aveyron due to snow

La neige a privé 5 000 foyers d'électricité en Aveyron. Midi libre – Maxime Cohen

Les chutes de neige ont privé les foyers aveyronnais d'électricité. En fin de journée, les équipes d'Enedis étaient toujours sur le pont pour rétablir la situation.

The snow only gives rise to beautiful landscape photos, worthy of Norwegian or Canadian plains. Sticky, it damaged power lines in Aveyron and the south of the department was particularly affected. This Thursday morning, more than 5,000 homes were without electricity, according to figures provided by Enedis. "Since 7:30 this morning, agents from Enedis Millau, St Affrique and Rodez have been mobilized on the ground, they have been joined by teams from Montauban, Marvejols, Espalion, Mende, and Caussade to restore as much as possible quickly homes without electricity, indicates the electricity supplier. 

Sticky "snow"

The situation was not immediately restored. The teams on the ground had to deal with sometimes complicated conditions. "Access to the network of intervention teams is made particularly difficult due to the roads made impassable, continues Enedis in its press release. The breakdowns were caused by the fall of sticky snow , causing sleeves on electrical cables and trees to fall on the lines."

2,000 homes without electricity at the end of the day

At around 4:30 p.m., the power had not returned everywhere. "At 4:30 p.m., 2 000 homes were deprived of electricity mainly in South Aveyron near Belmont sur Rance, Saint-Beaulize , Mélagues, Tauriac-de-Camarès&quot ;, reveals the Enedis communications department. The teams continue to work at the end of the day."

Return of heavy goods vehicle traffic

On the roads, the situation has improved. In the afternoon, the Aveyron prefecture indicated on its X account that traffic was once again authorized for heavy goods vehicles. The orange vigilance was also revised to yellow at the end of the afternoon. Météo France still forecasts freezing fog in the Sévérac-d'Aveyron sector during the night and a return of sunshine this Friday in Millau in the morning, and in the rest of Aveyron during the day .