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.