The National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) recorded 70 incidents between midnight and 7am today, related to bad weather, most of them flooding, falling trees and cleaning of roads.
The majority of incidents recorded, between 00:00 and 07:00, were floods, totaling 43, José Rodrigues, from ANEPC, told Lusa, adding that no victims or serious damage were recorded due to the rain.
In addition to flooding, most of the incidents were due to falling trees and the need to clean the roads, said ANEPC. The operations mobilized 244 operatives, supported by 96 vehicles.
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere today placed eight districts on the continent – Viseu, Guarda, Santarém, Lisbon, Leiria, Castelo Branco, Aveiro and Coimbra – under orange warning due to persistent, sometimes heavy rain, accompanied by wind.
The forecasts are for rain, sometimes heavy and persistent, especially in the Central region, gradually decreasing in intensity and frequency from north to south, and wind with greater intensity in the western coastal strip and in the highlands.