A tornado formed this Thursday in the Tagus estuary, next to the Lisbon metropolitan area, causing several trees to fall and partially damaging some homes and businesses, according to Portuguese emergency services, which have no record of victims.
The spokesperson for the Portuguese Emergency and Civil Protection Authority Pedro Araújo explained to EFE that the tornado began at the beginning of the afternoon near the Vasco da Gama bridge and that, for about 30 minutes, it was felt on both banks of the Tagus. although it mainly affected the side furthest from the capital.
The commander specified that this atmospheric phenomenon left some fallen trees and communication poles in its wake, which affected homes and businesses and forced the evacuation of some buildings, but without causing casualties. The tornado was documented by several citizens, who recorded it and shared the images on social networks.
Since this Wednesday, Portugal has registered the passage of the storm ‘Nelson’, which has caused heavy rains and strong winds especially in the metropolitan area of ??Lisbon and in the Algarve (southern Portugal) but has left no victims of any kind, according to Araújo . Yes, they have registered hundreds of requests for help due to power outages and street cleaning, among other situations.
Authorities expect weather conditions to improve starting Friday, although rain is still expected until after the weekend.
