Four city roads in Castro Verde closed to traffic

Quatro city roads in the municipality of Castro Verde, Beja district, are closed to traffic since 19:00 Tuesday, due to the bad weather forecast for today in the context of the passage of depression Charles, announced the chamber.

In a statement released on social networks, ~consulted today by the agency Lusa, the Câmara de Castro Verde reported that it closed to traffic the camarial roads that connect the places of Entradas to São Marcos da Ataboeira, Geraldos a Monte Cerro, Rolão a Viseus and Estação de Ourique a Conceição, for “precaution and as a security measure”.

The municipality, which did not advance when the roads will be reopened, said that the action is due “to the adverse weather conditions foreseen” for today, with strong winds and persistent rain, by the passage of depression Charles through national territory.

“The city council calls on the population to avoid unnecessary displacements, respect signage and follow the recommendations of the authorities,” he said.

Faro is the only district that today keeps the red warning, the most serious, for strong wind, after the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and the Atmosphere (IPMA) have cleared to Évora, Setúbal, Santarém, Lisbon, Leiria, Beja and Portalegre, which passed the orange.

The IPMA had previously put red warning to the districts of Évora, Setúbal, Santarém, Lisbon, Leiria, Beja and Portalegre until the end of today due to the passage of depression Charles.

These districts are now under orange warning because of the strong wind with gusts up to 120 kilometers an hour until 9:00 p.m. today.

The exception goes to Faro which is until 6:00 today under red warning due to the forecast of strong wind with gusts up to 120 kilometers per hour, and can reach 140 kilometers per hour in the most exposed locations.

Under red warning because of the forecast of strong and persistent precipitation are also the districts of Lisbon, Setúbal, Beja and Faro, until 18:00 today, turning this warning to Leiria, Santarém, Castelo Branco and Portalegre between 12:00 and 18:00.

Also because of the heavy rain, the districts of Viana do Castelo, Braga, Porto, Vila Real, Bragança, Aveiro, Viseu, Guarda, Coimbra and Évora are under orange warning until 21:00.

Continental Portugal is on alert between 00:00 and 23:59 today, due to the possible worsening of the state of time with the arrival of depression Charles.

The government has decided to close non-essential schools and public services in all districts, and the authorities have admitted to closing bridges and air traffic restrictions.