La tempête Eleanor fait un mort et 15 blessés en France
A scaffolding collapsed due to a violent windstorm, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, as France's national electricity provider reports 200,000 households without electricity across the country, including 30,000 in the Paris region due to storm damage. A severe storm packing winds of up to 100 miles per hour has battered much of Europe overnight and Wednesday morning, bringing heavy rain, hail and lightning to the region. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A scaffolding collapsed due to a violent windstorm, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, as France’s national electricity provider reports 200,000 households without electricity across the country, including 30,000 in the Paris region due to storm damage. A severe storm packing winds of up to 100 miles per hour has battered much of Europe overnight and Wednesday morning, bringing heavy rain, hail and lightning to the region. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A scaffolding collapsed due to a violent windstorm, in Paris, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, as France’s national electricity provider reports 200,000 households without electricity across the country, including 30,000 in the Paris region due to storm damage. A severe storm packing winds of up to 100 miles per hour has battered much of Europe overnight and Wednesday morning, bringing heavy rain, hail and lightning to the region. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)
A small airplane lies upside down after a squall topled the plane in Buochs, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. The storm »Burglind » hit the biggest part of Switzerland with strong winds and rain on Wednesday. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP)
Big waves pound the lakeside promenade on the Lake of Geneva, in the Ouchy Harbour, in Lausanne, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. The Storm Burglind is expected to cause strong gusts of wind of up to 150 kilometers per hour in some mountain areas. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
Winter storm Burglind blows over the Lake of Alpnach in Stansstad, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. (Urs Flueeler/Keystone via AP)
A stroller walks with a dog as winter storm Burglind blows over the Lake Constance, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, in Rorschach, Switzerland. The storm is expected to cause strong gusts of wind of up to 150 kilometers per hour in some mountain areas. (Gian Ehrenzeller/Keystone via AP)
Two trucks lie on their sides and block the highway A1 between Oensingen and Niederbipp, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, during heavy winds. The winter storm Burglind has caused damage and traffic disturbances all over Switzerland. (Christian Merz/Keystone via AP)
A truck lies on its side and blocks the highway A1 between Oensingen and Niederbipp, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018, during heavy winds. The winter storm Burglind has caused damage and traffic disturbances all over Switzerland. (Christian Merz/Keystone via AP)
A derailed coach of a train lies in a field in Boden near Lenk, in the Canton of Bern, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. Several people have been injured, when the train derailed due to the heavy winds of the storm Burglind. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)
A Christmas tree toppled during storm »Burglind » lies in the center of Basel, Switzerland, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. The storm is expected to cause strong gusts of wind of up to 150 kilometers per hour in some mountain areas. (Georgios Kefalas/Keystone via AP)
A firefighter walks past a tree that crashed on a building during storm Burglind in Ratingen, western Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. A storm with hurricane-like winds is expected for the afternoon. (David Young/dpa via AP)
A crashed tree lies on a truck during storm Burglind in Feldberg, southwestern Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. A storm with hurricane-like winds is expected for wide parts of the country. (Patrick Seeger/dpa via AP)
A car drives through a flooded car park in Salthill, Galway, Ireland Wednesday Jan. 3, 2018 as Storm Eleanor lashed Britain and Ireland with violent storm-force winds of up to 100mph, leaving thousands of homes without power and hitting transport links. (Brian Lawless/PA via AP)
Sea foam whipped up by high winds in Blackpool northwest England as a storm lashed Britain with violent storm-force winds of up to 100mph, leaving thousands of homes without power and hitting transport links Wednesday Jan. 3, 2018. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
A woman jogs through sea foam in Blackpool northwest England as a storm lashed Britain with violent storm-force winds of up to 100mph, leaving thousands of homes without power and hitting transport links Wednesday Jan. 3, 2018. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
Big waves crash over the sea walls in Blackpool northwest England as a storm lashed the UK with violent storm-force winds of up to 100mph, leaving thousands of homes without power and hitting transport links Wednesday Jan. 3, 2018. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
Big waves pound the lakeside promenade on the Lake of Geneva, in Vevey, Switzerland, Jan. 3, 2018. Storm Burglind is causing strong gusts of wind of up to 200 kilometers per hour in some mountain areas. (Laurent Gillieron/Keystone via AP)
Waves crash against the cliffs in Portreath, southwest England as Storm Eleanor lashes the UK with violent storm-force winds, Wednesday Jan. 3, 2018. A severe storm packing winds of up to 100 miles per hour has battered much of Europe overnight and Wednesday morning, bringing heavy rain, hail and lightning to the region and leaving some thousands of homes without power. (Steve Parsons/PA via AP)
Kite surfers take advantage of the windy conditions as a rainbow is seen in the sky in the Ayrshire seaside town of Troon in Scotland, as a storm lashed the UK with violent storm-force winds of up to 100mph, leaving thousands of homes without power and hitting transport links Wednesday Jan. 3, 2018.(John Linton/PA via AP)
A partially collapsed harbour wall in Portreath, Cornwall, Wednesday Jan. 3, 2018 after Storm Eleanor lashed Britain and Ireland with violent storm-force winds of up to 100mph, leaving thousands of homes without power and hitting transport links.(Steve Parsons/PA via AP)
A man jogs along the beach in Blackpool northwest England as a storm lashed Britain with violent storm-force winds of up to 100mph, leaving thousands of homes without power and hitting transport links Wednesday Jan. 3, 2018. (Peter Byrne/PA via AP)
A woman fights herself through a heavy storm on top of the Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Two people walk their dogs on top of the Feldberg mountain near Frankfurt, Germany, as it gets dark on a stormy Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
PARIS — Une puissante tempête accompagnée de vents violents a balayé l’ouest de l’Europe mercredi, faisant un mort et 15 blessés en France.
Un skieur est décédé à Morillon, en Haute-Savoie, après avoir été frappé par un arbre, a rapporté le ministère français de l’Intérieur.
Quinze personnes ont aussi été blessées à travers le pays, dont quatre sérieusement, a ajouté le Ministère.
Les services d’urgence français ont rapporté 4300 incidents liés à la tempête, qui a également privé d’électricité quelque 200 000 foyers, dont 30 000 dans la région parisienne.
La tempête, dont les vents ont atteint 160 kilomètres à l’heure, a aussi perturbé les transports et provoqué des pannes de courant en Suisse, en Allemagne et au Royaume-Uni.
