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Notice No. 7/DCS/2026

Date: 10-02-2026

Time: 20:00

NATIONAL EMERGENCY AND CIVIL PROTECTION AUTHORITY

NOTICE TO THE POPULATION

RISK OF FLOODS AND INUNDATIONS – PREVENTIVE AND SELF-PROTECTION MEASURES

  1. SITUATION

The intense and persistent rainfall that has been recorded in mainland Portugal in recent days has caused a significant increase in flows in the Mondego River basin.

According to information from the Portuguese Environment Agency (APA), a potentially dangerous hydrological situation is expected in the Mondego basin in the COMING HOURS hours, impacting the following municipalities:

− Cantanhede;

− Coimbra;

− Condeixa-a-Nova;

− Figueira da Foz;

− Miranda do Corvo;

− Montemor-o-Velho;

− Sorocaba.

Hydrological information at https://apambiente.pt

  1. EXPECTED EFFECTS

The intense and persistent rainfall recorded in recent days and its accumulated effect has caused soil saturation, fragility of riverbank structures, and increased flows in the Mondego river basin, which are expected to remain high in the coming hours, with a direct impact on historically vulnerable areas, particularly the dikes downstream from the Coimbra Weir Bridge.

  1. PREVENTIVE MEASURES

The National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC) reminds that the possible impact of these effects can be minimized, mainly through the adoption of appropriate behaviours, so that, and in particular in historically more vulnerable areas, the adoption of the main preventive measures for these situations is recommended, namely:

  • Ensure the unobstructed flow of rainwater drainage systems and the removal of inert materials and other objects that may be swept away or create obstacles to the free flow of water;
  • Avoid any type of activity near watercourses, especially in areas with a history of flooding;

 

  • Avoid parking vehicles in historically flood-prone areas;
  • Do not cross flooded areas to prevent people or vehicles from being swept into holes in the pavement or open drains;
  • Remove animals, equipment, vehicles and/or other belongings from normally flooded areas to safe locations;
  • Restrict as much as possible the movement of vehicles and dismounted people in areas potentially affected by floods;
  • Ensure adequate securing of loose structures that may be swept away by the water (scaffolding, billboards, suspended structures);
  • Take special care when circulating and remaining near wooded areas close to watercourses, due to the risk of falling branches and/or trees being swept away by the water;
  • Pay attention to information from IPMA, the Portuguese Environment Agency and the indications of Civil Protection and Security Forces.

 

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