Rivers overflowing their banks, submerged cars, floods, landslides, cut roads and falling trees. This was the result of a hurricane that hit the north and center of the country this Thursday, with the Alto Minho region being hit the hardest.
From 00:00 to 17:30, Civil Protection recorded 441 incidents, especially in the Northern (214) and Center (175) zones. 190 tree falls and 114 floods were recorded.
A sudden rise in the Lima River caused water to overflow its banks near the town of Ponte de Lima and flood a parking lot. Two cars completely sank. The rescue operation, involving two truck cranes, lasted four and a half hours. The statue of the Roman commander Decius Junius Brutus, seated on a horse on the right bank of the river, is also partially submerged. The statue, installed on a pedestal, is about two meters high.
At Arcos de Valdeves, the River Vez overflowed its banks and flooded the historic district of Valletta. In Ponte da Barca and Vila Nova de Cerveira, heavy rain caused landslides and roads were closed. In Porto, vehicular and pedestrian traffic on Avenida D. Carlos I was interrupted this Thursday at 9 pm. Tomorrow the situation will be reviewed.
In the central region, the storm caused damage to Figueira da Foz, flooding several businesses and homes.
The hurricane was caused by a mass of very moist air, a phenomenon known as an “atmospheric river” (heavy rain in a short period of time in the same place). The cause was Hurricane Tammy, which passed through the Caribbean Sea and acted as a humidity generator, heading towards the Iberian Peninsula. The rain is expected to continue over the coming days, according to the IPMA.
Author: Rogerio Chambel, David Monteiro, Fatima Vilasa This Paula Gonsalves
Source: CM Jornal
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