Twenty interventions were underway Thursday morning with many «roads cluttered with branches» and «a few rescues at sea of boaters», especially in Capo di Feno, on the outskirts of Ajaccio, Jean-Jacques told AFP. Peraldi, the commander of the Fire and Rescue Service (SDIS) of Corse-du-Sud.
Some premises were also flooded but according to Mr. Peraldi «the bulk of the wind has passed» and the situation was «in a stabilization phase». The episode mainly affected the north of the department, he also said.
Corsica was placed Thursday morning and until 11:00 am in orange vigilance by Météo-France, which had announced «strong storms in progress on the west coast with very strong gusts». «An exceptional gust at 224 km / h has just been measured at the Marignana station (note: about thirty kilometers from Sagone) on an exposed part of the west coast» of the island, had announced Météo France on its Twitter account at 8:30 a.m.