The Emergency and Civil Protection Command of Lisbon and the Tagus Valley warned today about the risk of floods, inundations, landslides, and rockfalls due to bad weather and the rising river discharges.
In a notice to the population issued today, the Emergency and Civil Protection Command of Lisbon and the Tagus Valley anticipates the continued rise in discharges on the Tagus River and its tributaries, associated with the weather conditions.
Given the current and forecast conditions, that authority warns of the possibility of urban floods, caused by the accumulation of rainwater due to obstruction of drainage systems, as well as floods, intensified by the movement of the beds of watercourses and streams.
There may also be landslides and rockfalls caused by water infiltration and which can be amplified by the removal of trees.
The population warning also notes the risk of loose objects being swept onto roadways or the detachment of structures, slippery road surfaces and the formation of sheets of water, and the closure of some submerged roadways.
“It is expected, in the coming hours, that the elevated discharges released by the dams of the Tagus Basin will continue,” the authority adds.
In light of the alerts, the Emergency and Civil Protection Command of Lisbon and the Tagus Valley recommends removing agricultural, industrial equipment, vehicles and other goods from areas normally prone to flooding, as well as animals, and advises against passing, on foot or by vehicle, on flooded roads or in flooded areas.
In an assessment of the constraints that persist in the region due to the bad weather, that authority reports the submersion of municipal road 570 in Torres Novas, where Quinta do Paul do Boquilobo is isolated due to the Almonda River overflow, and partially flooded areas in Abrantes, Sardoal and Vila Nova da Barquinha.
