On Friday, the Portuguese mainland was hit by localized heavy downpours, accompanied by hail and thunderstorms. Despite the lack of warnings from the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), the most affected place is Alentejo: the town of Brinces with a population of 930 people.
In this parish of the municipality of Serpa, rainfall in the late afternoon reached 143 millimeters per square meter in just one hour. Local streets and roads were quickly flooded and the wall collapsed, and firefighters were called on six occasions, but there were no reports of injuries.
In Alcoutim, Algarve, 23.5mm of rain had fallen by 5pm. Trás os Montes was also hit by heavy rain, which flooded the streets of Sabrosa, Chavez and Valpasos.
In Trancoso, the heaviest rain fell at 2:00 PM – 24.5 mm per square meter. Not far away, in Satana, by 3:00 PM it was raining 19.1 mm.
Author: Bernardo Estevez
Source: CM Jornal
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