US EditionStorm Claudia Batters Portugal Before Heading for UK
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At least two people have died and a third has been slightly injured by the blurry Claudia in Portugal that is affecting the Iberian Peninsula these days, according to a report by the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC).Operations officer, José Costa, said that the fatalities are a senior couple, without specifying their age.The elderly died as a result of heavy rains, which caused the flooding of their home.The director of …
“Natural tragedy is often associated with the precariousness of life and the housing of older or poorer sectors of the population,” said Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa.
The storm associated with the muddy Claudia, which has affected the Iberian Peninsula in the last few hours, has cost the lives of two 88-year-olds residing in the town of Seixal, located 25 kilometers from Lisbon, on the southern bank of the Tagus River. The marriage, who lived alone in an illegal ground floor construction, was surprised by the flooding of his house while sleeping and failed to leave in time due to limited mobility. It was the …
The two victims died in a division of the house that they cried because of the bad time they felt. These are the first deaths recorded due to the depression of Claudia.
The two fatal victims, a married couple over 80 years old, died inside the apartment in which they lived, in Fernão Ferro, due to the flood caused by the heavy rain that fell during the morning, needed a source of Civil Protection of Sexal. Official source of the Sub-Regional Emergency Command and Civil Protection of the Peninsula of Setúbal told the Agency Lisa that, in addition to the submersal home where the old house died, the bad time in th…
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