The National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection (ANEPC) indicated that the municipality of Seixal, in the district of Setúbal, registered 34 of these evacuees, with emphasis on the municipalities from Coruche (Santarém) and Loures (Lisbon).

The previous assessment, made on Tuesday night, accounted for 82 displaced people.

Since 00:00 on Tuesday, there have been 3,552 occurrences related to bad weather, most of them in the Lisbon district (2,722), followed by Setúbal, Portalegre, Santarém, and Coimbra.

Lisbon, Loures, Sintra, Oeiras, and Cascais are among the most affected municipalities, as well as Arronches, Sousel, Campo Maior, and Fronteira, in the district of Portalegre.

According to the national commander of ANEPC, André Fernandes, in the total number of occurrences “seven interventions were necessary with medical teams”, with four people being assisted on the spot and the rest being slightly injured.

Currently, Loures and Odivelas concentrate most of the rescue teams, said the commander, explaining that the reinforcement means requested for the Lisbon district are still on the ground, namely the fire brigades of Santarém, Leiria, and Viseu, but the Armed Forces have already demobilised.

The "episode of intense precipitation" felt this morning caused an "urban flood" in Setúbal, where "operations are ongoing" and "there are no records of victims", he added.

According to André Fernandes, there are currently “five active municipal emergency plans”, four in the Portalegre district and one in Santarém, with the special emergency plans for the Tagus and Douro river basins remaining in a state of yellow alert.

The intense and persistent rain that fell on Tuesday caused flooding, tree falls, and road closures, especially in the districts of Lisbon, Setúbal, and Portalegre.

All districts on the Portuguese mainland are today on a yellow warning regarding precipitation, until 18:00.


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