Emergency numbers were “severely interrupted” for an hour in all parts of France

Emergency numbers were “severely interrupted” for at least 30 minutes this Tuesday afternoon, in all parts of France, Orange announced on Twitter.

In a second message, the incumbent operator, who manages the emergency numbers, specified that “the routing of emergency numbers is once again operational from 4:45 p.m..”

Second national blackout in two years

Last year, Orange had already experienced a failure in emergency numbers for a longer period. The numbers dedicated to Samu (15), to the police (17), were victims of technical problems on June 2 between 6:00 p.m. and 12:00 a.m., the time at which they were restored.

This time, Orange seems to have quickly circumscribed the fault, while several departments, including Nièvre, Les Landes or even Seine-et-Marne, had alerted to these routing problems.