The intense rain that fell this morning in the Algarve for around 20 minutes flooded roads in Moncarapacho, in the municipality of Olhão, and cellars and shops in downtown Albufeira, a Civil Protection source told Lusa.
According to the Algarve District Emergency and Civil Protection Command, “the intense rainfall that fell in a short space of time, between 10:58 am and 11:18 am, resulted in a total of 13 incidents recorded in various areas of the Algarve, with no personal injuries reported ”.
According to the same source, Albufeira was the municipality in the district of Faro where the highest number of incidents was recorded, of which five were on public roads, followed by Moncarapacho, but none of them were serious.
The Civil Protection source said that “there is also a record of a roof falling in a warehouse in Silves, which collapsed due to the weight of accumulated water, without causing any personal damage”.
However, he added, “there was no need to reinforce Civil Protection resources”, with local fire departments resolving all incidents.
“At this moment, all incidents have been resolved, with normal water flow being recorded”, he specified.
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere () placed the district of Faro on yellow warning until 3pm, due to the forecast of showers, locally heavy, occasionally accompanied by thunderstorms.
The warning remains in place for the period between 03:00 and 21:00 on Friday, during which showers in the form of hail may occasionally occur.
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