US EditionCoimbra with a New Evacuation Zone as the Possibility of Further Breaches in the Dike Remains.
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Portugal is pending on Friday of which may be one of the floods of the century in the city of Coimbra. Authorities are preparing for the evacuation of almost 10% of its population, some 9,000 people, who are warned if they have to leave their homes before the flood of the river Mondego. The river has already overflowed a couple of days ago due to the breakage of a dam and there are already 3,000 people evacuated in rural areas.Keep reading....
The President of the Coimbra Chamber revealed that the new evacuation area covers points of São Martinho de Árvore, Quimbres (San Silvestre) and São João do Campo.
Ana Abrunhosa, president of the Coimbra Chamber, made the point of the situation caused by the streets in the district
Government, local authorities and President of the Republic took stock of the flood situation. This Wednesday's dam rupture is flooding only agricultural areas, but precipitation is expected to cause new ruptures, authorities admit
The new evacuation area covers points from São Martinho de Árvore, Quimbres (San Silvestre) and São João do Campo, with the school of São Silvestre, already ready to receive a population that may have to be removed from the northeastern region of the council, near the border with Montemor-o-Velho, said the President of the Coimbra Chamber, Ana Abrunhosa, at a press conference, which also included the presence of the President of the Republic, Ma…
In the most recent briefing from the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority, Prime Minister Luís Montenegro reiterated the need to evacuate areas considered to be at highest risk, given the worsening hydrological situation in the Mondego River. The Prime Minister particularly warned of the risk of further breaches in the river's dikes, following the incident […]
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