The Setúbal district was one of the most affected by Storm Cláudia during the night and early morning. Those who live in the municipalities of Seixal and Montijo say they don’t remember a storm like this.
Storm Cláudia is causing damage across the country, due to intense rain and strong wind. The Setúbal district has so far been the most affected. Two elderly people died in Fernão Ferro, after the house where they lived was flooded.
The 88-year-old couple he was trapped inside his own house. The heavy and continuous rain flooded the ground floor and the elderly were unable to escape.
At SIC, a family member of the victims says they were sleeping when the water entered the house. The couple had a panic button for emergencies, which was never activated.
The Setúbal district was one of the most affected by Storm Cláudia during the night and early morning. Those who live in the municipalities of Seixal and Montijo say they don’t remember a storm like this.
Roads and several commercial establishments flooded
National Road 378 – which connects Seixal to Sesimbra – was partially floodedwith two firefighters trapped inside an ambulance.
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Not Montijo, In the early hours of the morning, traders assessed the damage and began cleaning. Just on one of the city’s streets, there were floods in a cafe, in a beauty salon and a dance school.
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More than 20,000 people were without power
In Montijo, schools had to close and a few kilometers away, in the municipality of Palmela, the rain and, above all, the strong wind destroyed the walls of a football field.
The Santarém district was under red warning until 10:00 this Thursday. The storm caused flooding, fallen trees and power outages, such as in Setúbal and Lisbon.
In the three districts, more than 20,000 people are without electricity for a few hours in the morning, but the energy was replenished throughout the day.
Um extreme wind phenomenon caused several damages in the municipality of Nisa. Cainram high voltage poles and trees e, pelo less, 20 houses were damaged.
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Between as but of 1.600 occurrences that to Pprotection Civil recorded between midnight and 16:00 there are also floods and falling trees in the municipalities of Lisbon and Cascais.
