António Cruz, the Commander of Civil Protection, stated that “road traffic is regulated throughout the riverside area of the city and on the Argaçosa viaduct” in the Meadela parish.
He added that as of 1:00 PM, the Parinheira viaduct in Areosa remains closed after being flooded.
In Caminha, within the Viana do Castelo district, the road between the parishes of Venade and Argela is closed due to a landslide.
A source from the Alto Minho Sub-regional Command for Emergency and Civil Protection indicated that the alert was raised at approximately 12:46 by the municipal civil protection services of Caminha, who have taken charge of the clearance operation.
Fourteen districts in mainland Portugal will be under an orange warning, the second most severe, until Thursday due to heavy rain, as announced today by the Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).
In the districts of Viseu, Porto, Guarda, Setúbal, Santarém, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Beja, Castelo Branco, Aveiro, Coimbra, and Braga, the orange warning will be in effect from 9:00 PM today until 9:00 AM Thursday due to “occasionally heavy and persistent rainfall.”
All districts in mainland Portugal will be under a yellow warning for various reasons—maritime agitation, wind, or precipitation—at different times from today until Friday.
The orange warning is issued by IPMA whenever there is a “moderate to high risk meteorological situation,” and the yellow warning indicates a risk situation for certain activities dependent on weather conditions.
