A shipping container fell on a car in Matosinhos. There are two wounded

Funchal captain warns of serious sea disturbances

The captain of the port of Funchal this Thursday issued a warning of heavy seas, valid until 06:00 Friday, advising ship owners and shipowners to take the necessary precautions.

The warning was issued based on information from the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) about the general weather situation along the Madeira waterfront.

The IPMA placed the autonomous region’s northern coast under a yellow alert (the least severe on a scale of three) due to disturbances at sea from 3am on Friday to 6am on Saturday.

The captain of the port of Funchal indicates in the document that waves on the northern coast can reach 4.5 meters, while on the southern they should not exceed two meters.

Some areas in the north of mainland Portugal experienced power outages

In the areas of Braga, Viana do Castelo and Vila Real, there are areas where medium and low voltage electrical networks are damaged due to the effects of Hurricane Ciarão on mainland Portugal, a source told E-Redes.

Since late Wednesday night, the passage of the frontal surface has caused “some impact on the electrical grid, mainly due to falling trees and the projection of branches and objects onto the overhead lines,” a source told Lusa at E-. Networks – electricity distribution.

Until mid-morning this Thursday, the northern region was the hardest hit, and Minho is the area that recorded the largest number of medium and low voltage network failures.

The company, which does not disclose the number of outages, indicates that it has had task forces on the ground since late Wednesday evening to restore normal functioning of the power grid.

A public light pole fell in Espinho due to bad weather.

The severe weather that hit Espinho this Thursday morning caused a public light pole on 2nd Street to fall, causing glass to break in a balcony window due to the metal structure.

At around 10 a.m., firefighters in the municipality of Espinho received a warning that several metal structures had simultaneously fallen onto public roads. A billboard on 32nd Street and a road sign at the intersection of 33rd and 37th streets were also knocked down by the strong winds.

Despite the presence of the device, there were no reports of injuries. PSP Espinho was called to the scene and dealt with the incidents.

Waves in Figueira da Foz can reach eight meters.

Tree branch fell on an electrical cable in Ajuda

Scaffolding supporting the Gardunja cinema is at risk of falling due to bad weather in Fundau

Porto closes city parks and asks people to avoid areas with trees

The municipal police and civil protection of Porto this Thursday called on the population to avoid areas with trees in the city and announced that the council had ordered the closure of all city parks.

“Anyone who does not need to use a personal vehicle should not do so during the day today and avoid areas with trees. In fact, the Porto City Council has just closed all city parks,” the Chief of Police addressed the Porto City Council this Thursday, António Leitão da Silva, during work to remove a tree about 20 meters high that fell in the Plaza de la République, blocking the road had to be cut.

Speaking to reporters, António Leitan da Silva added that the Areosa area on Avenida Fernão Magalhães is also closed due to bad weather.

António Leitan da Silva asked motorists not to park near areas with trees in the city of Porto.

According to Porto Civil Protection Commander Carlos Marques, there are records of at least 20 incidents related to bad weather in Porto, mostly involving “falling trees” but also structural collapses, some break-ins and flooding due to heavy rainfall. felt.

A shipping container fell on a car in Matosinhos. There are two wounded

A shipping container from the port of Leixões fell on a car in Matosinhos this Thursday. Two people were injured.

The alarm came at 9:38. The Matosinhos-Lisa fire department is on site, consisting of six operational personnel and two vehicles.

A large tree fell in the Republic Square in Porto and blocked traffic

According to Civil Protection sources, this Thursday a large tree fell in the Republic Square in Porto, damaging vehicles, a bus stop and blocking roads.

According to the Porto Metropolitan Sub-Regional Command, the incident was reported at 8:50 a.m. and no casualties were reported.

At around 9:30 a.m., a source from the Sapadores Porto fire department told Lusa that a falling tree caused damage to “vehicles and a bus stop.”

The sources did not specify which roads were cut or how long the dismantling and cleanup work would take.

Almost 200 incidents from 00:00 to 7:00 in the north and center.

Civil Protection recorded 199 incidents related to bad weather in the Northern and Central regions from 00:00 to 07:00 this Thursday, most of which were tree falls, with no casualties or serious damage.

Speaking to Lusa, Commander Paulo Santos of the National Emergency Management and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) said the northern region, mainly the areas of Porto and Viseu, was hardest hit.

“In the Northern region we had a total of 145 incidents, 116 of which were tree falls, and in the Central region we had 54, of which 42 were also tree falls associated with high winds,” he said.

According to Paulo Santos, seven incidents were also recorded in the Lisbon region of Vale do Tejo.

“In addition to falling trees, minor floods and falls of buildings were also recorded, but in smaller numbers,” he said.

According to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA), mainland Portugal is today experiencing the effects of the Ciarão Depression, with sometimes strong winds, rough seas and precipitation.

Length of a large tree falls in Travessa da Ajuda

Lisbon is already experiencing bad weather and a large tree has fallen on Travessa da Ajuda. Firefighters from the Lisbon Sapadores Service are on the scene.

The Sapadores are also located on Rua Fernand Mendes Pinto in Alges, where the road is flooded.

A tree fell and crashed into a car carrying a father and son in Ponte de Lima

A large tree, located in the garden of the Ponte de Lima High School, fell onto the road at about 8:30 this morning and hit a car driving there, but the two passengers were not injured.

Speaking to Lusa, the commander of the Ponte de Lima volunteer fire brigade, Carlos Lima, explained that the car, which was “severely damaged,” was driving along Calle Conego Manuel José Barbosa Correia, in front of the school, when the tree fell.

“Two passengers, a man and his son, who were walking to school, were not injured.”

The falling tree damaged, less seriously, four other cars parked in front of the school.

Calle Conego Manuel José Barbosa Correia in Ponte de Lima, Viana do Castelo district, is closed to traffic so firefighters can remove the tree.

Vasco da Gama and 25 April bridges with speed limit

There are speed limits on the Vasco da Gama and 25 April bridges this Thursday morning due to strong winds, a source at the company Lusoponte, which manages these infrastructures, told Lusa.

The speed on the 25 April Bridge has been reduced from 70 to 60 kilometers per hour (km/h), and on the Vasco da Gama Bridge in the north-south direction the maximum speed is now 80 km/h and in the opposite direction. direction 60 km/h due to strong winds.

The speed limit on the Vasco da Gama Bridge is 120 km/h, except for small sections.

The Civil Protection Service registered more than 40 incidents

Since 00:00 this Thursday, more than 40 incidents have been recorded, most of them in the Northern and Central regions, due to bad weather, according to information posted on the website of the National Emergency Management and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC).

According to ANEPC, more than 40 incidents have been reported across the country, most of which involved falls from trees and buildings.

Seven areas are under red warning from today until Friday due to rough seas

Seven areas of mainland Portugal will be under a red warning between Thursday and Friday due to forecast heavy seas, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) said.

Porto, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga will be under a red warning from 09:00 today until 15:00 Friday due to the forecast of “northwest waves of significant height between 7 and 8 metres”. which could reach a maximum height of 14/15 meters.”