Overview
- Following Thursday’s violent winds, fallen trees and debris shut many roads across Bouches‑du‑Rhône, including stretches of the A55 and A51, and one person was slightly injured in Marseille.
- Wind readings reached about 120 km/h around the Étang de Berre and climbed to 157 km/h in Ajaccio, in what local forecasters and reporters called the strongest mistral episode in the area since 2022.
- Emergency crews logged hundreds of callouts, with La Provence counting about 281 interventions by late afternoon and TF1 citing nearly 500 since morning as firefighters secured roofs and cleared routes.
- At Les Pennes‑Mirabeau, about 250 m² of the Jas de Rhodes pool roof was torn off and 27 people were evacuated unharmed, and TER trains were halted between Manosque and Aix after a tree fell on the tracks at Meyrargues.
- Into Friday, firefighters reported dozens more overnight deployments as crews reopened roads, some parks and facilities stayed closed for safety checks, and officials urged people to limit travel and tie down loose items.