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The passage of the Dora depression brings at least until Saturday a drop in temperature and snow in some regions of continental Portugal. This Friday, some areas of the North and Center have already woken up “painted” in white.
The mountainous parish of Castro Laboreiro in Melgaço woke up this Friday wrapped in a white blanket. The snow was already expected and brought beauty to Castro Laboreiro, as he told JN Adílio Pereira of the Castrejinha pastry shop, located in the center of the parish this morning.
“I went to bed yesterday [quinta-feira] at 11.30pm and there was nothing. The forecast [da neve] It was for 1 am and when I got up at 4.45 am it was already there. Everything is white, the roofs are full of snow. It’s beautiful, “he described. At this point, he says,” the snow should already be around two inches. “He added that the snowplow in the parish is already working.
The Chamber of Arches of Valdevez announced this Friday morning that the municipal Civil Protection services have begun “works to spread salt on roads affected by snowfall and ice formation.”
That city council reports that “machinery was placed on the ground, specifically in the parish of Gavieira, which has allowed residents and visitors to travel the roads of the region with greater safety and comfort.”
“Despite all the efforts, the Municipal Civil Protection Service calls on all drivers to be extra careful in traffic, as it is expected that the cold and ice formation will continue,” warns the municipality.
According to a source from the District Relief Operations Command (CDOS) in Viana do Castelo, snow also falls in the Serra da Peneda, in the Gavieira area. Municipal highway 503 is closed to traffic.
The snow that fell in the early morning of this Friday forced the cut of the National Highway 321, which connects Castro Daire with Cinfães, in the north of the Viseu district.
According to the Operations and Relief Center of the Viseu District, the Estrada Nacional 2 in Bigorne (Lamego) is also impassable.
In Penedono, Resende, Tabuaço and Tarouca there is also snow, but in these municipalities the roads are open.
This Friday classes in Montalegre and Vila Pouca de Aguiar were suspended due to snowfall. According to the Lusa agency, around 700 students stayed at home.
In addition to the closure of schools, some school transports in Alvão, Jales, Padrela, Alturas do Barroso and Sezelhe did not provide the service due to traffic difficulties.
Since 6 pm, various media in the municipality, including Civil Protection, have been in the streets cleaning the roads.
In the highest city in Portugal, snow also fell overnight. The Guarda district is among the places under yellow warning, due to snowfall, until 6 a.m. on Sunday.
In the interior of Beira, it also snowed in Oleiros, in the Castelo Branco district. White adorns the mountain tops.
A source from the Castelo Branco District Operations Command informed the Lusa agency that the access roads to the central massif of the Serra da Estrela are cut off this Friday morning. According to the same source, at 9.20 am, only the Covilhã / Piornos section was passable.
Traffic is prohibited on the sections Piornos / Junction of Tower, Junction of Tower / Tower, Junction of Tower / Lagoa Comprida, Junction of Lagoa Comprida / Sabugueiro, Junction of Sabugueiro / Gouveia / Penhas Douradas / Manteigas and Manteigas / Covilhã.
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