Azores registers nine occurrences, the majority in São Miguel and Terceira



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The same source added that the situations that occurred on the island of São Miguel were registered in the “counties of Ribeira Grande, Povoação and Ponta Delgada”, that is, “tree falls” and damage to “roof tiles of a house”, and added that, in the municipality of Ribeira Grande, “a road had to be cleaned”, while in Ponta Delgada, and due to the wind, “the roof of a swimming pool” ended up “hitting two streetlights.”

There is also evidence of the fall of a tree on the island of São Jorge.

The Regional Service of Civil Protection and Firefighters of the Azores also said that the area of ​​Poços de São Vicente Ferreira, in the municipality of Ponta Delgada, “is prohibited as a precaution, according to a decision of the Municipal Civil Protection Service”, since it is one across the coast.

In the places to resolve the facts, “firefighters, elements of the Municipal Civil Protection Services and the Regional Directorate of Public Works” have appeared, according to the Civil Protection of the Azores.

The Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) issued yellow and orange warnings for seven of the nine islands of the Azores, due to forecasts of increased wind intensity and sea agitation.

On the islands of São Miguel and Santa María (eastern group), an orange warning is active until 3:00 p.m. today, which indicates a moderate to high meteorological situation, due to the agitation of the sea, with waves that can reach the eight meters. .

São Miguel and Santa María, however, will be under yellow weather alert until 00:00 on Monday, due to the wind and the agitation of the sea with waves that can be between six and seven meters.

For the islands of the central group (Terceira, Pico, São Jorge, Graciosa and Faial), the yellow warning, due to wind forecasts, will be extended until 3:00 p.m. today.

Those five islands of the central group will also be under yellow alert due to the forecast of maritime disturbances, with waves from the north, of six to seven meters, passing through the northeast, until 8:00 p.m. today.

The yellow warning reveals a risk situation for certain activities depending on the weather situation.



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