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10,000 homes lose power after storms
School transport cancelled in the Gard as department remains on orange alert for storms, along with the Hérault
AROUND 10,000 homes in Aquitaine and Midi-Pyrénées have been left without power following storms.
Winds peaked with gusts of more than 100kph, with 106kph being recorded in Castres in the Tarn department, according to Météo France.
Sixty-nine residents of a campsite in Vernet, south of Toulouse, were evacuated into the entertainment hall after a tree came down.
School transport has been cancelled this morning in the Gard and in the Aude the prefecture has ordered HGVs to observe lower speed limits.
Both Gard and Hérault remain on orange alert this morning as storms continue, and Météo-France is urging people to stay away from water courses as flooding is expected.
Pas de transports scolaires dans le Gard ce matin https://t.co/qqnQwAzM8J pic.twitter.com/GX02vkYb9B— FranceBleuGardLozère (@bleugardlozere) November 3, 2015
