Luís Forra / Lusa
Flooding in downtown Olhão after the heavy rains that fell in the Algarve.
Olhão and Tavira are the municipalities most affected by the intense rains that have been felt in the Algarve. A woman had to be rescued from a stream and a train derailed due to falling rocks.
The accident occurred with a regional train which derailed at around 7 am on the stretch between Fuzeta and Olhãoas reported in the online newspaper.
A Algarve line is cut on this stretch and passenger transport is being carried out by “road transfer”, informs CP – Comboios de Portugal on its website.
“The rail connection between Vila Real de Santo António and Fuzeta, and between Olhão and Faro continues to be carried out by train”, CP also informs.
The derailment occurred due to “stone remains” following the intense rains that have been felt in the last few hours in the eastern Algarve, as Sul Informação adds.
There were no injuries in this incident.
Work this morning in Fuseta. Road transfer between Fuseta-Moncarapacho and Olhão.
— TrainsPT (@TrainsPT)
Two homeless people and woman saved from river in Olhão
A woman was rescued after falling into the Alfandanga riverin Olhão, one of the areas most affected by the intense rain that fell in the Algarve in the last 24 hours.
Civil Protection source revealed to Lusa the woman was rescued by peopleand was then rescued by the Tavira life support ambulance from the National Institute of Medical Emergency, and transported to the Algarve Local Health Unit.
On Friday, and according to the same source, two elderly people of French nationality they were left homeless in Castro Marim due to bad weather. They have already been relocated by the city hall to a hotel.
People rescued from car and house in Tavira
In Tavira, two people had to be rescuedalso on Friday, due to intense rain, one from inside a vehicle in Ribeira do Almargem and another from a house in Asseca, informed the municipality.
In a statement, the city hall of the district of Faro says it had several requests for support to the Municipal Firefighters and that, after screening, 20 requests were responded to, and further requests were made. two animal rescues.
This Saturday, despite the situation being more normalized, firefighters continue to have to respond to various situations.
In Tavira, road cleaning was also carried out in different areas of the territory, with the main focus on the city and the parishes of Santa Catarina da Fonte do Bispo, Luz de Tavira and Santo Estêvão.
According to the city hall, it was also necessary to carry out debris removal due to falling walls, a situation that was affecting circulation on some roads.
There is a record of several vessels affected and adriftwhich are being the target of intervention by the Maritime Authority, making it necessary to cancel the river routes to the Island of Tavira.
Several roads closed
A National Road 125in the Algarve, is still closed to traffic in the Luz de Tavira areawith the alternatives for car circulation being Estrada do Meio and Estrada da Sinagoga.
In Tavira, the Municipal Road 514-2on the São Domingos Bridge, at Asseca, and the National Road 397between Tavira and Cachopo, according to a source from the Algarve Sub-regional Command.
In the municipality of Olhão, circulation on the street is prohibited. Municipal Road 516-2between Moncarapacho and Alfandanga.
The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) maintained, for this Saturday, the yellow warning us districts of Faro and Beja due to the forecast of rain that could be heavy, thunderstorms and hail. The alert situation occurred until one in the afternoon.
