Torrential rain and strong winds wreaked havoc in the Lisbon area on Tuesday afternoon. According to a source from the Lisbon Fire Regiment, heavy rain has led to more than 20 cases of flooding.
Bad weather also led to 13 incidents of falling trees on public roads, resulting in damage to some vehicles.
Due to heavy rain, the sewers inside the establishments broke through. This was announced by the owner of one of the affected establishments in Baixa de Lisbon. cm that “customers climbed the tables” because of the incident.
Despite an accident due to bad weather, which occurred mainly at the end of the day today in the capital, there are no reports of casualties or major damage.
Roads in the Parque das Nações area were flooded due to heavy water loads. On Rua da Prata, a current caused by rainwater dragged a pickup truck.
In addition to the rain, Vila Franca de Xira experienced a thunderstorm and strong winds that caused a tree to fall on the car.
In the Urem region, hail fell three centimeters in diameter.
Heavy rain on Tuesday afternoon in Greater Lisbon also caused flooding on the south bank of the Tagus. Some points of the Almada Forum shopping center in Almada were exposed to rainwater. Part of the catering area had to be closed for some time to drain the water and carry out cleaning work.
ABOUT morning Post contacted the mall, who say it is working on all premises, although an official source from the Almada Forum points out the possibility that there are certain cases where cleanup and water removal work may cause minor restrictions.
Author: morning Post This Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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