A regional train derailed this Saturday between Fuseta and Olhão. Several incidents were recorded in the south of the state due to heavy precipitation.
Heavy rains caused flooding in several places, especially in Baixo Alentejo and Algarve, where there were hundreds of incidents. Several municipal and national roads were cut or conditioned, there are records of falling trees and a . One after falling into the Alfandanga river. In Tavira, two other people also had to be rescued on Friday, due to intense rain.
In a house in Alfandanga, municipality of Olhão, the morning was spent removing what they could to escape the heavy rain, which swept everything away
A woman was rescued this morning by members of the public after falling into the Alfandanga river. In Tavira, two other people also had to be rescued on Friday, due to intense rain: one from inside a vehicle, the other from a house.
According to Civil Protection, two elderly people were left homeless in Castro Marim.
Along the (EN125) and in several other places in the Algarve, the scenario repeats itself: there are flooded houses, shops and restaurants.
In Fuseta, municipality of Olhão, a regional train derailed this Saturday morning. The accident would have occurred due to landslides and stones that fell onto the railway line due to the rain. There were no injuries reported, but firefighters were called and train traffic was interrupted.
Images of the floods are shared on social media and there is no shortage of calls for prevention. Anyone who sees what took years to build destroyed in a few minutes cannot be satisfied.
In Altura, municipality of Castro Marim, the majority were unable to escape the floods. Those who live there argue: when there is a lack of a strategy for the entire population, the hard work of each person is of little value.
