Hurricane Tammy: “purple” alert and confinement in Guadeloupe, what are the forecasts?

Hurricane Tammy crosses Guadeloupe this Saturday, October 21. The island is placed under “purple” alert. cyclones and its inhabitants are confined until the end of the year. new order.

The inhabitants of Guadeloupe were attacked. called to confine themselves as Hurricane Tammy blows across the island, this Saturday, October 21. La Désirade was placed on “purple” alert; to cyclones, signifying an imminent threat and therefore leading to the confinement of some 380,000 Guadeloupeans until the end of the year. new order, indicated the regional prefect Xavier Lefort. According to Méo France the island will be "affected by the strongest winds in the coming hours". Heavy showers and thunder are expected. Please plan until 2019. at least Sunday. Since Friday, powerful winds have been blowing on the island, reaching as far as "120 kilometers away" the hour with gusts at 148 kilometers away “on time”, according to the meteorological service.

Maritime and air connections have been completely closed. canceled or suspended for this weekend. While Météo France announces dips in the sea of ​​nearly five meters, ports and anchorages must be secured in order to avoid possible submersion. Stocks of provisions and human resources were added. dispatched to the island to facilitate the passage of the hurricane. On Saturday night at Sunday, Tammy should head "not far from Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy" who must go into red alert noon local time, said the prefecture. Martinique has as for; she was placed on orange alert for risks of submersion.