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The reduction in the alert level is due to the gradual return of the river to its normal flow. However, several roads remain affected and areas continue to be flooded.
The coming hours will be crucial for those living in the lower area of Coimbra. Despite the night being “stable”, authorities maintain the highest alert level for the Mondego basin, in light of the threat of the “century flood” predicted by the municipality.
The storms that hit Portugal in recent weeks have caused more than just visible damage.
The Lisbon and Tagus Valley Emergency and Civil Protection Command warned of the risk of flooding, high waters, landslides and rockfalls due to bad weather and rising water levels. In a notice to the public, the Command anticipates ...
Bad weather in the country will worsen again from Sunday night.
The Environment Agency has two days to prepare dams for a very difficult week. Heavy rainfall is prompting the Government to draw up a plan to be implemented tomorrow.
The Civil Protection of Médio Tejo, in the Santarém district, warned today that rising flows of the Tagus at Almourol keep a yellow alert for flooding in the region and advises the public to take precautions.
A yellow flood alert has been issued for the Douro river basin due to heavy rainfall and snowmelt following last week’s snowfall that affected the north of the country.
The ban on all night-time navigation and on navigation within five kilometres of the dams was put in place today after a yellow flood alert was activated for the Douro Navigable Waterway (VND).
The Regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command for Lisbon and the Tagus Valley reported that several roads are flooded and has activated the Special Emergency Plan for Floods in the Tagus Basin at yellow level. “If the current situation persists, and according to the weather forecast for the Tagus basin, it is expected that the ...”
Several roads are flooded and closed to traffic. The Special Emergency Plan for Floods in the Tagus Basin has been activated at the yellow alert level.
