Monday, December 15, 2008

100 thousand homes in France were left without electricity.

About 100 thousand households in the central regions of France on 14 December were without electricity because of the ongoing second day of snowfall, said Le Figaro, referring to dannyt power company Electricite de France (EDF).

More than other affected departments of Puy-de-Dôme (Puy-de-Dome), Aveyron (Aveyron), Lozère (Lozere), Cantal (Cantal), Haute-Loire (Haute-Loire) and Corrèze (Correze). In some parts of the Massif Central fell to 60 centimeters of snow.

Repairman often can not get to the damaged power lines due to strong snowdrifts. Movement on the roads extremely difficult. Residents recommended time limit for travel. In the aftermath of the disaster, hundreds of people employed.

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