In the French Alps, falling boulders on a highway for large traffic jams and hundreds of stranded travelers have provided. The ANWB Writes on Sunday that the road to the winter sports areas in the neighborhood of Moûtiers was completely closed. In the night from Saturday to Sunday, therefore, around 1,500 people were taken care of in emergency locations, because they could not reach their final destinations. There were no Dutch people among them, reports ANP news agency.
On the N90, between Albertville and Bourg-Saint-Maurice, several large boulders fell on the lanes on Saturday. As a result, motorists stood still for hours. Eventually the traffic in both directions was led over one lane. Sunday morning reports The ANWB on X that there is still an hour of delay on the N90 towards the French Alps. It can take a few days before the road is completely free again.
The area is located in the French Savoie near the border with Italy. On a photo that the Savoie department Saturday on X Share, the big boulders can be seen on the lanes. One car is badly damaged. According to the French AFP, a person was slightly injured. On Saturday afternoon, the department shouted to avoid.
AFP news agency reports that around 32,000 cars were on the road to ski areas in the region on Saturday. The affected highway leads, among other things, to the popular winter sports resort of Val Thorens.