Strong wind knocks down trees, hits houses and affects roads and trains in the district of Aveiro

Strong wind knocks down trees, hits houses and affects roads and trains in the district of Aveiro

In the district of Aveiro, due to the storm, a 91-year-old man had to be relocated to Luso, in the municipality of Mealhada, after a tree hit his house during the early hours of the morning. Other tree and structure falls were also recorded in several locations in the district.

During the morning, the of large dimensions, which ended up hitting a house in Luso, in the municipality of Mealhada.

The resident, a 91 year old mandid not suffer any injury and was relocated for municipal services in temporary housing. Neither the neighbors nor the resident himself realized that the tree had fallen.

According to the authorities, this was the biggest occurrence in the municipality of Mealhada, where other incidents were recorded. tree fallswith some conditioned roads due to debris and schools closed for prevention.

Still in the district of Aveiro, at least two other houses were hit by trees, in Mogofores, in the municipality of Anadia, where they were also recorded floods in urban areas. There are still many fallen trees on the roads, affecting several secondary roads.

In Aveiro, railway circulation was also affected, catching some users off guard. The entire Águeda area remains very exposed to floods of the Águeda riverdue to the increase in the flow of the Vouga River.

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