this Rains in the metropolitan area this Wednesday night Lisbon, the strongest in the last 8 years, caused the death of a woman and numerous property damage, authorities reported this Thursday.
in Algés (Oeiras municipality), 10 kilometers from Lisbon, The 55-year-old woman died when her house flooded.Civil Protection Emergency national commander André Fernandes reported at a press conference this morning.
Lisbon Mayor Carlos Moedas announced at another press conference that they had fallen in the capital. 87 millimeters of water in 8 hours, “Something not seen since 2014” that caused at least 300 incidents, “a lot of property damage” and forced the rescue of more than 14 people.
However, he recalled that there have been “three such events” in the past three months that “climate changes exist” and are “about to remain”, thus advocating for a better drainage system in the city. more than his government has already begun pushing.
Civil Protection warned people in the Central and Southern regions to be vigilant. Portugal will take special precautions this Thursday before and while driving at the risk of new rains and extreme events.
Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa lamented the death of “the lady who died in these dramatic conditions” and engaged with Moedas to advocate for the renewal and improvement of the drainage system in the capital’s metropolitan area.