The National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) recorded 73 incidents, between 0am and 7am this Monday, related to bad weather, the majority in the North, Center and Alentejo regions, said Alberto Fernandes.
Of the 73 occurrences recorded, 46 corresponded to flooding, mainly on public roads, 15 to falling trees and seven to road cleaning, with the remainder related to falling structures and mass movements, he said. “There is no serious situation to report, everything was resolved promptly,” he said. Alberto Fernandes.
The same source specified that “between 0am and 7am this Monday, 73 incidents were recorded, 27 of which in the North region20 in the region Center20 in Alentejo and six in the region of Lisbon and Tagus ValleyThe incidents mobilized 249 operatives, with the support of 98 vehicles.
Alberto Fernandes said, at 7:40 am, that there were no roads closed due to bad weather at that time.
The state of the weather in mainland Portugal is being conditioned by depression Brunacentered north of the Azores, with the passage of successive frontal swells expected at least until Friday, the 13th.
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) placed 16 mainland districts under yellow warning throughout the day due to forecasts of rain, wind and thunderstorms and strong sea disturbances in coastal districts.
The yellow warning, the least serious on a scale of three, is issued by IPMA whenever there is a risk situation for certain activities depending on the meteorological situation.
The Autonomous Region of Wood was also affected on the weekend due to depression Brunawith strong rain, wind and sea disturbances, with nine people displaced, four of whom were in Funchal and five in the municipality of Santa Cruz.
