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Around 1,200 individuals have been displaced in mainland Portugal due to severe flooding, particularly in the Central region. The evacuations were carried out as a preventive measure, affecting areas such as Beira Baixa, Coimbra, Leiria, and the Lisbon area.
Storm Ingrid has caused one death, one injury and displaced 21 people in mainland Portugal, with Civil Protection recording 1,545 incidents between 16:00 on Thursday and 17:00 on Saturday. The fatality occurred in Cadaval. Emergency services remain engaged across affected areas as authorities assess damage and coordinate responses to widespread weather-related disruptions.
At least 30 of these displaced individuals were removed from their homes on Tuesday.
For the third day, residents of Azinhaga dos Formozinhos are making pilgrimages to their homes to rescue belongings before the land slides. About 500 people have been displaced in Porto Brandão.
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Depression Kristin left a trail of destruction in the Central region of the country last week, with Leiria, Coimbra, and Santarém being the districts most affected.
There are parishes in Leiria where the number of displaced people increases every day. This is the case in Souto da Carpalhosa, where the sports hall is now a shelter for the most vulnerable. Everything depends on volunteer effort.
The most serious incident is a crane collapsing onto five buildings in Figueira da Foz. There are no injuries, but six people have been displaced. The President will also meet Pope Leo XIV at the Vatican.
At 07:00 a crane collapsed in Figueira da Foz, resulting in six people being left displaced.
Local officials speak of “very significant damage”, but the priority is to secure the water supply, which is cut off due to the lack of electricity. With the local radio off the air because of the damage, residents have created a WhatsApp group where they exchange information and requests for help.
The video was captured overnight from Tuesday into Wednesday. Rayane Rocha, 25, was left homeless in Sobral de Monte Agraço, in the Lisbon district.
In this municipality in the Leiria district, several people sustained minor injuries and one person suffered more serious injuries at a campsite.
João Paulo Guerreiro confirmed that hundreds of homes were 'severely structurally damaged' and that some people were displaced.
Across the municipality, 158 incidents were recorded, of which 44 have already been resolved; no human casualties were reported.
Three families were left displaced in the municipality of Pombal, in the district of Leiria, due to bad weather, the Municipal Council announced today and asked residents to use water sparingly.
There is a firefighter among the injured. The municipalities most affected were those located in the northern part of the subregion, namely Caldas da Rainha and Alcobaça.
In the municipality, there are also three cars reported to have been partially submerged.
At 16:00 in Évora, five people were displaced after flooding affected the area.
According to the IPMA, there will be a lull on Tuesday, but the weather will worsen from 00:00 on Wednesday.
Flooding caused by high waters left people without homes.
The floods affecting various parts of the country have already impacted 652,189 people — equivalent to 141,317 families — with 3,445 homes reported partially destroyed. Japan has already offered assistance.
Twenty-three firefighters from the Cascais, Alcabideche and Estoril brigades were involved in fighting the flames, supported by ten vehicles.
The total tally stands at 1,545 incidents between 16:00 on Thursday and 17:00 this Saturday. One person died in Cadaval.
The woman, a victim of domestic violence, had been taken in at her daughter's home. The crime was committed in the building where they lived.
A fire in Paços de Ferreira left more than 100 people displaced and damaged 14 vehicles. The Judiciary Police are investigating the origin of the blaze, which broke out in a garage.
Nine floors of the building were evacuated. Seventeen cars were partially burned, as were four motorbikes.
The fire did not affect neighbouring buildings.
