The bad weather reported in Portugal last night caused a total of 1,977 incidents, with 913 in the Lisbon area, the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority said today.
At a press conference this morning in Carnachid (Lisbon) by the National Office for Emergency and Civil Protection (ANEPC) on the bad weather situation in Portugal, André Fernandes said that the data he provided is “preliminary”. because there are still about 200 open cases.
In the most affected municipalities, “there are 12 in total, especially in the Greater Lisbon region, either on the left or right bank of the Tagus, that is, in the Lisbon region and the Setúbal region,” he said.
Seixal 17, Mafra 20, Alenquer 24, Vila Franca de Shira 32, Cascais 56, Odivelas 61, Almada 71, Loures 77, Oeiras 79, Amadora 103, Sintra 157 and singled out Lisbon with 334 cases, making a total of 1,977 cases nationally since the start of the current adverse weather situation, with a total of 913 cases in the Lisbon area,” said Andre Fernandes, National Commander for Emergency and Civil Protection. .
According to the commander, these are mainly flooding of city roads and flooding of residential buildings.
“A total of 4,247 operational assets were deployed from various civil protection agents, with a large percentage of fire departments and a total of 998 ground assets,” he pointed out.
Bad weather recorded in Greater Lisbon has displaced 27 people – nine in Odivelas, six in Amadora and 12 in Loures – who live in the neighborhoods to feed the population.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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