A man died due to unexpectedly heavy snowfall in the Rhône-Alpes region in France. Rail traffic was also disrupted, and 300,000 homes were left without electricity due to the weather.
The préfecture said a 63-year-old motorist died on Thursday evening in the town of Roche, in northern Isère, after a tree fell.
Snowfall has caused power cuts, depriving some 300,000 households of electricity in four departments – Ardèche, Rhône, Isère and Drôme – according to energy provider Enedis.
In Isère, SNCF announced that train traffic was interrupted on three lines from Grenoble “at least until midday on Friday” due to trees falling on the tracks or threatening to do so.
Via France 24
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