All areas on the continent are under an orange warning from 6am on Thursday due to rain, wind and rough seas. According to the civil protection website, about 20 incidents were recorded overnight.
According to information available on the website of the National Emergency Management and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC), at 6:30 am, about 20 incidents were recorded, mainly in the north of the continent, most of them falling trees and flooding of structures or surfaces.
At that time, more than 40 operators were involved in resolving various situations caused by rain and wind.
According to the ANEPC website, incidents were recorded in Porto, Aveiro, Évora, Coimbra, Castelo Branco and Viseu.
In a report published Wednesday evening, ANEPC indicated that until 10:30 p.m., 669 situations caused by bad weather had been reported, with the Porto metropolitan subregion concentrating the largest number of cases. In the city of Porto, a family of five had to be relocated.
All areas of mainland Portugal are under an orange warning from 6am on Thursday due to heavy rain, wind and rough seas.
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Updated October 19, 2023 | 08:17
Wind gusts can reach 110 kilometers per hour.
IPMA forecasts for this Thursday, with the passage of the ALINE depression, southwesterly winds gradually increasing from the early morning in the central and southern regions, with gusts that could reach 110 kilometers per hour (km/h), especially the coast south of Cape Town. Mondego, including the southern coast of the Algarve, as well as in the mountains of these regions.
The IPMA advises that wind gusts in excess of 110 km/h and extreme wind conditions may occur locally.
As for the rain, the IPMA statement said it began on Wednesday in the northern and central regions, spread to the rest of the area from the early hours of this Thursday, and increased in frequency and intensity since the morning.
According to the IPMA, rough seas will increase with waves expected on the west coast, with waves ranging from 4 to 5 meters in the western quadrant, increasing to 5-7 meters in height, reaching a maximum height of 14 meters and continuing throughout Friday.
On the southern coast of the Algarve, waves will be from the southwest, reaching heights of 4 to 4.5 meters in the afternoon.
More than 100 incidents were recorded in Porto in 11 hours
The municipality of Porto recorded about 120 cases of bad weather between 20:00 yesterday and 7:00 this Thursday. Falls of trees and buildings were mainly recorded, as well as flooding of roads and some houses. This morning, VCI access to Campo Alegre became impassable for the third time since Wednesday evening.
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Author: Lusa
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