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The Sado River again overflowed its banks and flooded Av. dos Aviadores, due to the passage of the Leonardo depression, in Alcácer do Sal
The situation becomes more complicated in the district of Setúbal. Almost 100 people were rescued from the floods in Alcácer do Sal and 35 were taken from their homes in Almada.
A total of 89 people were rescued in Alcácer do Saldistrict of Setúbal, due to the flood of the Sado river, between Wednesday and the early hours of Thursday.
“The tide is rising slowly and now, There is nothing to do, we have to wait for Nature to remove the flow from the Sadowith the peak of high tide (full tide) being predicted for 6am”, said the Sub-Regional Commander for Emergency and Civil Protection of Alentejo Litoral, to Lusa
Tiago Bugio welcomed the effort of all the personnel employed, including firefighters, GNR soldiers and municipal employees, in a total of around 80 elements, and the fact that there are no injuries.
Tiago Bugio, stressed, in a review at 11:15 pm, that the situation is “increasingly complicated”. Tiago Bugio said that the rise in water was also reaching Grândola and Odemira (Beja).
Schools in Alcácer do Sal will be closed until Fridaydue to worsening weather conditions, affecting more than a thousand studentswho will have classes at home.
The President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousathis Thursday in Alcácer do Sal and considered that “it is perhaps the most serious flood situation” of the country, consisting of a “resistance test”.
35 people removed from their home in Almada
In Almada, chaos also prevails. At least 35 people had to be removed from their homes in that municipality, including 22 elderly people from a home in Charneca da Caparicadue to landslides or coastal overtopping.
At a press conference, the president of Almada City Council, in the district of Setúbal, explained that landslides on the cliffs are one of the biggest concerns.
“We are having problems, as you saw, with landslides, which is our biggest concern, because everything is very wet,” he said. Inês de Medeiros.
Na zona da Costa da Caparica, São João and Santo Antóniohe explained, these are the areas where the biggest landslides have occurred, “without major damage”, and people have been asked to leave.
Inês de Medeiros said that in another area, in Azinhaga dos Formozinhosfour families were removed, two of which were relocated by the municipality.
On the zone to Second Torrãoadded the mayor, due to coastal overtopping, two families with around 10 people had to be evacuated. In turn, in the Vapor Covethe access roads were closed, with surveillance teams on site.
In addition to these cases, the president also referred to the collapse of part of the wall at the Almada Seminary, on Tuesday night, which damaged vehicles, and the demolition of part of the Ginjal pier area that had not been redeveloped.
Mainland Portugal is now being affected by the Leonardo depression, with persistent and sometimes heavy rain, snowfall, wind and strong sea agitation expected until Saturday, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere.
