Civil Defense recorded 100 incidents due to bad weather before 7am

The National Emergency Management and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) recorded 100 incidents due to bad weather between 00:00 and 07:00 Wednesday, most of which involved trees and buildings falling due to the wind.

Speaking to Lusa, José Rodríguez, ANEPC operations officer, said at 8:15 a.m. that most of the situations occurred in the north and center, as well as in Greater Lisbon.

“From 18:00 March 25. [na segunda-feira]”When the special civil protection alert began, and at 07:00 today, 229 incidents were recorded throughout the country, most of them in the metropolitan area of ​​Porto – 50 and in Greater Lisbon – 28,” he noted.

According to Jose Rodriguez, the incidents are related to strong winds, which are felt almost throughout the country and are mainly associated with the fall of trees and structures such as panels or road signs, as well as road cleaning.

“From 6:00 pm on the 25th to 7:00 am this Wednesday, 819 operational personnel were mobilized, supported by 339 ground assets,” he said.

Worsening weather conditions in the coming days with rain and strong winds, rough seas and snowfall have forced ANEPC to warn the public to take preventive measures.

Based on forecasts from the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IMPA), Civil Protection warned on Monday of the possibility of winds, sometimes strong, in the highlands and on the west coast with gusts of up to 80 kilometers per hour (kph). HOUR).

For today, IPMA is forecasting rain, sometimes heavy and persistent, which may be hail, accompanied by thunderstorms and rough seas with waves from the northwest on the west coast reaching six to seven meters north of Cape Carvoeiro (maximum height 12 meters). ).

In the highlands, especially in the north and center, forecasts indicate snowfall gradually decreasing to 600/800 metres.