A E-REDES recorded this Thursday morning around 20 thousand customers without power due to bad weatherbeing Lisbon, Santarém and Setúbal the most affected areas. This The last district (which is on red alert due to precipitation by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere) records almost half of the cases (8,000 customers without electricity), an official source from E-Redes tells Expresso.
The company continues to have teams on the ground mobilized to resolve the situation. Remember that, theIn addition to Setúbal, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) this Thursday placed sixteen districts of mainland Portugal under orange warning, due to the forecast of heavy precipitation, caused by Claudia depression.
We districts of Viseu, Porto, Guarda, Santarém, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Castelo Branco, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga the orange warning is in force until 9h00due to the precipitation, sometimes strong and persistent. Now for Évora, Beja and Portalegrethe warning remains until 12h00while Setúbal will be under red warning until 9:00 am. Faro will be under orange warning until 15h00for the same reasons. Among the 09:00 and 18:00 on Thursdaythe Algarve district is once again under orange warning, but due to the sea unrestwith the forecast of southwest waves between 4 and 5.5 metersespecially on the windward side.
Falling trees, flooding and traffic
Between 00:00 and 07:00, firefighters recorded 26 occurrences in the capitalincluding 19 floods in public and private spaces, three tree falls — including the one on Rua Nova do Calhariz —, a structure collapse, a coating collapse and two situations related to sewage.
The heavy rain also led to temporary cut of the Second Circularnext to the airport, at around 6:00 am, due to flooding, however already resolved.
91 occurrences in one morning
By 7:30 am this Thursday, they had already been registered by National Emergency and Protection Authority Civil (ANEPC) 91 additional occurrences across the countryabove all public road flooding and tree fallsconcentrated in West region, Leiria, Coimbra, Lisbon Metropolitan Area and Setúbal Peninsula.
According to the Civil Protectionbetween aces 00:00 on Wednesday and 00:00 this Thursday registered 270 occurrences related to the weather conditions adverse effects caused by Claudia depression.
The commander Pedro Araújofrom ANEPC, said that none of the incidents caused victims or displaced peoplejust material damage.
Schools closed in Montijo
For security reasons, the Montijo City Council announced the closureduring the morning period this Thursday, from the Montijo School Group, the Poeta Joaquim Serra School Group, the Montijo Professional School and the Montijo Regional Arts Conservatory.
The authorities appeal to the population toavoid unnecessary travel and to redouble attention in the most vulnerable areas. “Exercise maximum caution when traveling. Stay safe, follow the authorities’ instructions, do not risk crossing flooded areas and avoid leaving your home if it is not urgent”, reinforces the municipality’s statement.
The district of Setúbal is this Thursday under red warning due to heavy rain, which is expected to continue until 10 am, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).