Sea is raging in several coastal districts - Público.pt

strong waves during the early hours of Sunday made havoc in several coastal districts of the country.

In northern beach in Costa da Caparica, the sea rose the wall and caused damage to nearby restaurants and bars, a source told the PUBLIC Maritime Police. Although the wall is already passable, the police is conducting cleanups and has urged people not to go on site.

from 15h, the wall will again be fenced for security reasons, said the same source. The owners of affected facilities are in place to assess the damage, and the President of the Board. The swell made no victim, according to the Marine Police.

Sintra, the high waves caused no damage to the restaurants near the sea but the hits were cut in Praia Grande. “The road is cut, because the sea to bring back rocks and ruining banks and tours,” said the chairman of the Parish of Colares, Rui Santos, Lusa. “At first glance, the pool endured and suffered greater damage,” added the mayor.

responsibility of the Municipal Civil Protection Service asks that during the afternoon, from 16h, “people do not move along the coastal zone due to the risks” with the rising tide and the swell remains strong .

In Estoril, the force of the sea has partially collapsed and damaged the wall of the promenade, according TVI reported and there was no damage to any registered establishment.

In the North, the area Furadouro, Ovar municipality, Aveiro district, was also buffeted by the waves. According to Lusa, the waves destroyed the tabs placed on the promenade leading to the water merchants. “The damage is huge,” said the commander of the firefighters of Ovar, Carlos Borges, adding that there were tides since 4:30 this morning. “The wall that existed todod is destroyed,” he said.

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Center area also suffered from the sea wave in Nazaré, Peniche and Sao Martinho do Porto, reported Lusa District Relief Operations Command ( CDOS) of Leiria.

During the night and early morning hours, ran to the sea inhabited areas and caused some flooding, causing damage in many shops, cafes, cars and boats, said one source told Lusa.

In Nazareth, “the swell of the sea reached the marginal, which was closed to traffic until seven in the morning,” he told Lusa the commander of the Fire Department (BV) of the village, John Sparks.

“The sea broke the windows of a restaurant. This is the only damage that we recorded,” said John Estrelita, indicating that the intervention of BV was requested at 4 o’clock in the morning.

According to the commander, some vehicles parked in the marginal “were secured with cables to prevent further damage.”
Meanwhile, the mayor of Nazareth, Walter Chicharro, this morning revealed that barriers will be created sand on the beach, due to continued strong sea waves is expected for this Sunday.

The sea could climb two barriers of sand that had been placed on the beach to catch the advancing waves.
Walter Chicharro admitted that some arteries of Nazareth will be closed to the traffic in the coming hours

Rain and wind tonight
To the south and north coast, the Portuguese Institute of Ocean and Atmosphere (IPMA) will keep the orange warning – for waves between five and six meters – up to 18h, thereafter providing a reduction of the alert. To the coast of the district of Lisbon, the orange alert continues until midnight Sunday. According to meteorologist Cristina Simões, on Monday the ripple will be less. The IPMA does not advise rides near the coast during this Sunday.

The coming days will range between rain and strong wind and between periods of greater calm, says meteorologist IPMA. The next night will be “sometimes strong rain” particularly in northern and central coast. The afternoon of Monday will bring an improvement on Tuesday but is expected to return the rain.

The same will happen with the wind. The IPMA will be yellow alert – over 70 km / h speed – for tonight, both on the coast and in the highlands. “This will be a week when the weather will switch” provides Cristina Simões.

The temperature will not change much. Tonight the minimum should rise between two and three degrees.