The Campo Pequeno tunnel was closed to traffic at around 3:30 PM in the direction of Entrecampos to Saldanha, according to Margarida Castro Martins, the municipal director of Civil Protection in Lisbon. As of 4:45 PM, the closure continued, with an expectation to also close the opposite direction to perform “unclogging work.”
Speaking to Lusa, Margarida Castro Martins anticipated that the Campo Pequeno tunnel would “soon” be reopened to vehicular traffic.
Regarding the 66 incidents recorded in the capital as a result of the bad weather, the Lisbon Civil Protection source stated at 4:45 PM that 16 remained active while 50 were already resolved.
By type, the majority of incidents were related to flooding, totaling 52 cases, 20 of which were in private spaces, according to Civil Protection data.
There were also reports of six fallen trees, three incidents of falling structures, two of falling cladding, and three road accidents.
The Civil Protection data also provided the location of the incidents across Lisbon’s 24 parishes, notably in Lumiar (11), Avenidas Novas (10), Belém (6), Arroios (5), Penha de França (5), Santa Clara (5), and São Domingos de Benfica (5).
Similar to the entire mainland territory of Portugal, the Lisbon district was under a yellow warning today (the least severe on a scale of three) due to the forecast of “rain, sometimes heavy and accompanied by thunder,” as issued by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).
Meanwhile, IPMA declared an orange warning for the capital from 3:41 PM to 9:00 PM, after which it returned to a yellow warning.
The National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) today warned of possible flooding in urban areas and potential floods in the coming days due to forecasts of heavy rain and strong winds, urging the public to take preventive measures.
