Ten districts of mainland Portugal will be under orange warning, the second highest, between Monday and Wednesday, due to maritime unrest, announced this Sunday, February 1st, the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA).
Porto, Faro, Setúbal, Viana do Castelo, Lisbon, Leiria, Beja, Aveiro, Coimbra and Braga are under orange warning between 3pm on Monday and 2am on Wednesday.
In these districts, “waves from the northwest of five to six meters are expected, with a maximum height of up to 11 meters”, reads a statement from IPMA.
All districts of mainland Portugal and the Azores archipelago will be under yellow warning for different reasons – sea agitation, precipitation, snow and wind – in different periods between this Sunday and Tuesday, according to the IPMA.
The orange warning is issued by IPMA whenever there is a “moderate to high risk meteorological situation, and yellow when there is a risk situation for certain activities dependent on the meteorological situation.
The passage of depression Kristin through mainland Portugal, on Wednesday, left a trail of destruction, causing at least five deaths, according to Civil Protection, several injured and displaced.
Falling trees and structures, cutting or conditioning of roads and transport services, especially railway lines, closing schools and power, water and communications cuts are the main material consequences of the storm.
Leiria, where the depression entered the territory, Coimbra and Santarém are the districts that recorded the most damage.
The Government declared a state of calamity between 00:00 on Wednesday and 23:59 today for around 60 municipalities, a number that could increase.
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