Latest news and stories about coastal flooding in Portugal for expats and residents.
A photo gallery shows the scene of devastation after the passage of the depression Kristin, which left the seafront of Praia da Vieira, in Vieira de Leiria, in ruins. All the restaurants and bars were affected.
Civil Protection has raised the special state of readiness to level 4, the maximum, along the entire coastal stretch between Viana do Castelo and Setúbal, to deal with a new meteorological low-pressure system that will cross Portugal in the early hours.
Daniela Fraga, deputy head of the National Civil Protection Command, urges people not to approach the coastal and maritime areas, nor to travel on submerged roads.
Aveiro district is under an orange warning for rough seas today, with predicted waves of 5 to 7 metres that can reach up to 12 metres in height.
The Porto district will be under yellow and orange warnings at least until Friday.
