Farmers in Lisbon and Vale do Tejo (LVT) declared 107.9 million euros of losses in agriculture caused by bad weather from January 29th until this Thursday (February 19th), according to data from the Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDR).
The vice-president of the Lisbon and Tagus Valley Regional Coordination and Development Commission (CCDRLVT) with the agriculture portfolio, José Bernardo Nunes, told the Lusa agency that, since January 29th and until this morning, 1,129 applications were submitted for support to restore productive agricultural potential, totaling 107.9 million euros (ME), pending analysis.
On Wednesday morning, the number of applications was 1,054 and the declared amount of losses was 99.2 ME.
Of the 99.2 ME, 61.9 ME refers to damage to warehouses and other buildings, including agricultural greenhouses, 20.8 ME to permanent crops, 8.4 ME to machinery and support equipment, 7.3 ME to temporary crops and 582 thousand euros to the death of animals.
The executive detailed that 57 of the more than a thousand applications exceed the maximum support ceiling defined by the Ministry of Agriculture (400 thousand euros), corresponding to a declared loss of around 55 million euros. Of the 57, nine cases have losses of more than R$1 million.
The West was the most affected region, with declared damage exceeding 42 ME from north to south: Torres Vedras (14.2 ME), Caldas da Rainha (7.1), Alcobaça (5.4), Nazaré (4.2), Alenquer (4.1), Bombarral (2.2), Cadaval (1.7), Óbidos (1.5), Peniche (1.4), Arruda dos Vinhos (537 thousand euros) Lourinhã (337 thousand) and Sobral de Monte Agraço (173 thousand).
Lezíria do Tejo follows, with a loss of more than 28 ME so far: Azambuja (8.7), Benavente (3.7), Coruche (3), Santarém (2.9), Chamusca (2.3), Alpiarça (2.1), Rio Maior (1.9), Salvaterra de Magos (1.2), Almeirim (1.1), Cartaxo (693 thousand euros) and Golegã (513 thousand).
Médio Tejo appears with 14.8 ME of lossesconcentrated mainly in Ourém (4.6), Ferreira do Zêzere (3.1), Tomar (2.2), Abrantes (1.7) Torres Novas (1.6) and Mação (716 thousand euros).
The Setúbal Peninsula has so far declared 10.4 MEof which 5.4 in Alcochete, 3.3 in Montijo, 1.1 in Palmela and 450 thousand euros in Sesimbra, while Greater Lisbon 2.3 ME, the majority of which in Mafra (1.5).
Eighteen people died in Portugal following the passage of depressions Kristin, Leonardo and Marta, which also caused many hundreds of injuries and displacement.
The total or partial destruction of homes, businesses and equipment, the fall of trees and structures, the closure of roads, schools and transport services, and the cut of energy, water and communications, floods and floods are the main material consequences of the storm.
The Centro, Lisbon and Vale do Tejo and Alentejo regions were the most affected.
The calamity situation that covered the 68 most affected municipalities ended on February 15th.
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