Bad weather has arrived: Portugal registers at least 271 occurrences – Portugal
This fair, Civil Protection recorded 165 occurrences related to bad weather on the mainland, mainly floods and falling trees, while the Sapadores Firefighters reported 106 occurrences in Lisbon related to what others fell in the capital.
A Civil Protection source told Lusa that between midnight and 6:00 pm today, a total of 165 occurrences were recorded on the mainland, 16 of which were ongoing at 6:00 pm.
According to the same source, this number of occurrences “is normal” within what was expected for today, taking into account that the Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) had warned of a possibility of sometimes heavy rain and compatible with thunderstorms. and strong gusts throughout the mainland and placed all districts under yellow warning.
“It is always normal to have some floods, some fall of trees and some things clean of roads, we have nothing significant so far that does not condition road traffic or that does not affect the normal of people in their daily life”, he added.
For their part, the Sapadores Firefighters of Lisbon, which have their cargo or assistance in the capital, recorded a total of 106 occurrences related to rain between 00:00 and 16:00.
According to the Sapadores source, the occurrences were especially related to flooding of public and private spaces, but falls of coverings, trees and structures of structures and short circuits were also recorded.
On Sunday, the National Emergency Authority and Civil Authority appreciated a gradual warning of weather conditions, with “forecast of occurrence of strong impact, possibility of water change” and the possibility of water change. convective origin, especially in the regions of the North, Center and between the districts of Lisbon and Setúbal”.
Civilu “should be given a protection recognized as a special warning identified as a special protection floods and in certain non-regulated and fast-operating watersheds”.
Civil Protection also asked to ensure the obstruction of rainwater drainage systems and the adoption of an adaptation in the areas due to the formation of water tables and possible transition zones of snow.
According to the IPMA, most districts on the mainland will still be under yellow warning on Tuesday, which will last until Wednesday for the districts of Viseu, Bragança, Porto, Viana do Castelo, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga.
The yellow warning is issued by the IPMA whenever there is a risk situation for activities dependent on the weather situation.
At the origin of the issuance of these warnings, according to the IPMA, “the fate lines” associated with the extratropical cyclone Danielle, which will sometimes originate strong and followed by currents are flying and strong gusts of wind, on the coast, gradually evolving to the east.
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