TGV high-speed trains which use a number of bridges in the area were rerouted to ordinary tracks as a precaution after Mistral winds gusted up to 140 kilometers per hour (87 mph). Delays were expected to continue until Sunday.

TGVs to and from Nimes, Montpellier, Perpignan, Marseille, Toulon and the Riviera resort of Nice were affected.

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