Savoy again in orange alert – Liberation
The department of Savoy is again placed in orange avalanches alert from Friday morning by Météo France, the day after full spring snowfall which caused strong disturbances in the Alps and leads in particular a man, in a critical state After being buried in Val Thorens, to be hospitalized.
« The avalanche activity will be much more reduced than Thursday in the Alps but large avalanches are still possible over the day of Friday, especially in Haute-Maurienne, Haute-Tarentaise, and Vanoise, until Friday afternoon »indicates the meteorological service in its last bulletin, Friday morning. Orange vigilance in Savoie comes into force at 10 am for an end of event scheduled for 4 p.m. Friday.
Météo France had raised the orange alert to avalanches Thursday in the middle of the day, decreed the day before for Savoy, while continuing to call to « The greatest caution » facing « strong » Risk of avalanches (level 4 of 5) on all Alpine departments on Friday.
« These avalanches can locally reach infrastructure or roads usually exposed », warns Météo France, adding that « The quantities of fresh snow on the ground are remarkable for the period » with cumulation « reaching 1m of snow from the bottom of the winter sports stations ». Consequently, the prefecture of Savoy called on tourists and inhabitants to be « Very vigilant » During their mountain activities. The gendarmerie had similarly called users to « Show a maximum of alertness » Friday with the return of good weather. The sun « Will heat the snow, weigh it down », risking provoking « Other natural flows », explained his commander Corentin Hassmann at the microphone of France Info.
On Thursday, many roads and tunnels were cut in the areas affected in France, Switzerland and Italy due to falls of trees or risk of avalanches and schools remained closed all day. Several French stations have confined their inhabitants and closed their ski area. Friday morning, nearly 1,000 households were still deprived of electricity, including 800 in Savoy, was Enedis, contacted by Radio France.
