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Les communes du Haut-Vallespir toujours coupées du monde


Neither running, nor fixed or portable telephone, not radio, High Vallespir is smelled today forgotten remainder of the department. The adviser general of the canton alerted the authorities to make known the situation of the villages of the sector.


Since Saturday 15 H, the communes of High Vallespir (Tech, Prats-of-Mollo, Lamanère, Serralongue, Saint-Laurent-of-Cerdans, and Coustouges) do not have any more a current. So some of them could be reconnectées on Monday, or perceived power generating units, others as Prats-of-Mollo awaited always yesterday in the evening electricity. "And as we have even any more telephone neither telegraphic neither carried corn, nor of radio either, carries Bernard Remedi the mayor of Prats and adviser general of the canton, we cannot make known our situation.