More than 9,600 operatives are cleaning up and rebuilding areas hit by bad weather this Wednesday morning after a night of “no significant incidents,” a civil protection source told Lusa.
In a statement made to Luce around 8:30 am this Wednesday, Commander Elicio Pereira of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) said the night “was calm and no serious incidents were recorded.”
“There were no significant incidents during the night, clean-up and recovery work in areas affected by Tuesday’s bad weather continues across the country, but with a high incidence in Alges, Lisbon, Loures and Campo Maior in Portalegre,” he said. .
According to Commander Elisio Pereira, 9,628 people are involved in the cleanup and restoration of roads, houses, commercial premises, etc.
“From Tuesday 00:00 to Wednesday 07:00, 3,563 bad weather events were recorded, 1,850 of which were in the Lisbon area, 461 in Setúbal, 186 in Portalegre and 161 in Santarém. said.
Intense and incessant rain that fell early Tuesday morning caused hundreds of incidents, including flooding, tree fall and cutting roads in the areas of Lisbon, Setúbal and Portalegre, where there are records of several evacuees.
In the Lisbon area, weather conditions have hampered entry into the city, prompting authorities to urge people to stay at home if possible and limit travel as much as possible.
In the Santarem region, rain increased the flow of the Tagus River, prompting the District Commission for Civil Protection to initiate a Special Action Plan in the event of flooding in the Tagus Basin, given the “very significant” risk of overflowing the river’s banks. A yellow alert has been activated in this hydrographic basin and in the Douro.
In Campo Maiore, in the district of Portalegre, the lower part of the village and several houses were flooded, some of which were flooded to the ceiling, according to the city council, which plans to launch a municipal civil protection emergency plan.
This Wednesday, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) placed a yellow alert level in all areas of the Portuguese mainland due to a forecast of rain, sometimes heavy and accompanied by a thunderstorm, from 09:00 to 18:00 this Wednesday.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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