The Ministry of Foreign Affairs informs Romanian citizens who are in, transiting or intending to travel to the island of Corsica that the French authorities have issued a forecast for the rapid deterioration of weather conditions on Friday and Saturday in the areas of South and Upper Corsica. Corsica.

These areas will experience severe storms with heavy rainfall, hail, electrical discharges and significant wind gusts, and there is a risk of flooding.

Citizens of Romania can request consular assistance by calling the numbers of the Embassy of Romania in Paris: +33147052966 and +33147052755, calls are forwarded to the Contact and Support Center for Romanian Citizens Abroad (CCSCRS) and are answered by Call Center operators on a permanent basis.

Citizens of Romania who find themselves in a difficult, special, urgent situation, depending on the region in which they are, have the following telephone numbers at their disposal: diplomatic mission of Romania in the French Republic: +33680713729, Consulate General of Romania in Marseille: +33610027164, General Consulate of Romania in Lyon: +33643627736 and Consulate General of Romania in Strasbourg: +33627050022.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recommends that you familiarize yourself with the Internet pages http://paris.mae.ro, http://lyon.mae.ro, http://marsilia.mae.ro, http://strasbourg.mae.ro, www .mae.ro and reminds that Romanian citizens traveling abroad have at their disposal the “Travel Safely” application.

Three people were killed and 12 injured in a powerful storm that swept through the French island of Corsica on Thursday, as strong winds and torrential rain left about 1,000 households without power on the French mainland, Reuters reported.

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