Câmara de Lures will ask the government to declare a disaster in the municipality, a source in the Lusa municipality said this Thursday, following damage caused by bad weather on Wednesday night.
The municipality is assessing the damage to infrastructure and housing in Loures and until 13:30 about 25 people were displaced, and of this group, six spent the night in Pavilhão Paz e Amizade.
“We have teams and social workers from the chamber touring the most affected areas of the municipality, which in terms of housing were Frielas and Santo António dos Cavaleiros,” Mayor Ricardo Leão told RTP. 13:30.
The mayor explained that there was a night in Loures that was “long gone”, and that among the 25 displaced people, most found a solution, but six people spent the night in Pavilhão Paz e Amizade, a place provided by Câmara de Loures, to greet those who was forced to leave the house.
According to the current damage assessment, Ricardo Leao admitted to expanding the temporary shelter for the displaced.
Bad weather has damaged the towns through which National Road 8 passes, which crosses Povoa de Santo Adrião (in the municipality of Odivelas), Flamenga, Santo António dos Cavaleiros and Frielas (in the municipality of Loures).
Olival Basto/Povoa de Santo Adrião Parish Council Chairman Rogerio Breya (PS) told Lusa this morning that EN8 is “virtually impassable” due to dirt, debris and crates.
At 08:45, the municipality of Loures in the Lisbon region reported on its Facebook page about the registration of about 160 incidents and 22 people displaced due to heavy rain last night.
The areas of Lisbon, Faro and Santarém were on a red alert until approximately 2:30 am this Thursday due to heavy rain and thunderstorm forecasts, the most severe on a three-point scale, and issued whenever an extreme meteorological situation occurs. risk. .
This Thursday, 18 areas of the mainland of Portugal are under a yellow warning due to the forecast of occasional heavy rains, which can be accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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