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Some 120,000 Households Left Without Electricity in France

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About 125,000 households were left without electricity as the gusts of wind with the speed of up to 130 kilometers per hour (roughly 80 miles per hour) ravaged... 20.11.2016, Sputnik International

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Some 120,000 Households Left Without Electricity in France

16:10 GMT 20.11.2016 (Updated: 16:15 GMT 20.11.2016)

Waves crash against a lighthouse as the wind blows at around 120 kph (75mph), in Boulogne-sur-Mer, northern France - Sputnik International

About 125,000 households were left without electricity as the gusts of wind with the speed of up to 130 kilometers per hour (roughly 80 miles per hour) ravaged in northeast France, local media reported Sunday.

Nicolas Sarkozy (L), former French president and candidate for the French conservative presidential primary, and his wife Carla Bruni-Sarkozy speak to a women outside a polling station in the first round of the French center-right presidential primary election vote in Paris, France, November 20, 2016. - Sputnik International

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MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Power cuts occured in 35,000 households in the department of Pas-de-Calais, 15,000 — in Nord, and 40,000 in Normandie, the Ouest France news outlet reported, citing the Enedis energy company. According to the outlet, 18,700 households were also left without electricity in Bretagne and 16,500 — in Pays de la Loire.

Four departments in France have been reportedly placed on the next-to-highest orange alert level.

The storm may intervene in today's center-right vote for the candidate who will run for president as The Republicans party nominee in 2017 election.