Description
Added on the 01/04/2022 11:16:50 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Heavy snowfall in France deprives 300,000 households of electricity, mainly in the departments of Drôme, Ardèche, Isère and Rhône. The depth of snow in Saint-Etienne reached 15 cm. IMAGES
With strong winds and snowfall expected to sweep western France and Paris, French authorities close the N118 dual carriageway on the capital's outskirts. IMAGES
France's southern city of Montpellier woke up to a blanket of snow on Thursday morning. As heavy snowstorms lash France's southern Hérault department, snowploughs are deployed to clear the roads and free paralysed traffic. IMAGES
Strong winds and waves crash into France's northwestern town of Saint-Malo in Brittany, during high tide as storm "Patricia" passes. IMAGES
Mayor of Saint-Etienne, Gael Perdriau, mired in a case of political blackmail involving a sex tape that has shaken his city since September 2022, is placed in custody by the judicial police of Lyon. The elected official was summoned at the same time as his former private secretary Pierre Gauttieri, his former deputy Samy Kefi-Jerome and the latter's ex-partner, Gilles Rossary-Lenglet. IMAGES