Some 325,000 homes were still without electricity as of Friday at 6:00 p.m., following the passage of Storm Ciaran, Enedis said. Some 875,000 homes affected by the storm “were resupplied”, that is, “73% compared to yesterday morning,” said the public manager of the electricity distribution network in a statement.
The cuts continue to affect 227,300 households in Brittany and 79,000 in Normandy. In total, Enedis has mobilized 3,400 employees and service providers since Thursday morning.
Enedis’ previous update reported 450,000 customers without power as of 12 pm There were 1.2 million on Thursday morning after the storm passed.
“Restore normal life as soon as possible”
Emmanuel Macron, who visited Brittany on Friday, advocated “reestablishing normal life as soon as possible” by activating the state of natural disaster “wherever we can do so.”
Government spokesman Olivier Véran spoke on Friday morning of “quite variable situations, places where repairs can be carried out in the coming hours and places, in particular in Finistère, where the power lines have been completely cut.” .
This department concentrates “more than half” of households deprived of electricity in Brittany, he stated.
Source: BFM TV
