at least Two people died A third was slightly injured Storm Claudia In Portugal, which is affecting the Iberian Peninsula these days, according to a report by the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC). Operations Officer Jose Costa explained that the two dead were an elderly couple, without specifying their ages. The old people would have died As a result of heavy rain, their house was flooded.
ANEPC Director Mario Silvestre explained on Thursday that the two deaths were recorded in the Seixale district, in the Lisbon metropolitan area. He also provided information about the injured person, indicating that he was affected by a falling tree in the Barja area (south).
Sylvester made that clear The storm caused floods, landslides and fallen treesAs well as accidents on the road. Emergency teams had to carry out several rescue operations, according to data collected by Lusa News Agency.
This storm caused heavy rain, winds and strong waves, prompting the Portuguese Institute of the Seas and Atmosphere (IPMA) to issue a Red alert for bad weather In the departments of Santarem and Setubal (central) and Faro (south). The rest of mainland Portugal and the Madeira archipelago are on yellow alert.
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