Storm Fiona: a person dies “carried away with his house” in the floods in Guadeloupe

Storm Fiona blew in the night from Friday to Saturday on Guadeloupe, placed in red vigilance for heavy rains and thunderstorms by Météo-France since Friday evening. A man died in Guadeloupe “carried away with his house” by the waves of a river in flood during the passage of the storm Fiona in the night from Friday to Saturday, indicated Saturday the prefecture, confirming information from the local media. occupant”, who was “found deceased”, specified the prefect of the Guadeloupe region in a press release published shortly after 8:30 a.m. (local time, 2:30 p.m. Paris time). Colonel Frédéric Lhomme, deputy director of the Guadeloupe fire department, said affirmed, on BFMTV, that another person is missing. 700 calls and 160 interventions Frédéric Lhomme indicated that, for the moment, 700 calls have been received and 160 interventions have taken place. road services your and the municipal services clear all the accesses. We discover the damage as we go. All the networks are more or less impacted and do not allow us to go everywhere on the territory”, he specified. According to the prefecture, the south of Basse-Terre was particularly affected by the phenomenon: “The rivers overflowed in Baillif, Basse-Terre and Vieux-Habitants and led to evacuations and sheltering in communal facilities for around fifty people”, she indicated in her press release. The authorities mentioned floods and falling trees making traffic particularly difficult and risky on many axes. press release, it specified at the beginning of the morning: “35 relay antennas of the Orange network are currently unavailable as well as several water production plants”. at the red level in Guadeloupe. Vigilance “violent winds and waves – submersion” remains at the orange level, specified the regional prefecture. According to Météo-France, Fiona “formed in the center of the Atlantic on September 15” and “it is the 6th tropical system of the season over the Atlantic basin”. September 16 is also the anniversary of Cyclone Hugo, a category 5 hurricane that devastated the island in 1989.