Climate Change| Atlantic Storm Hits Portugal

Atlantic storm slammed into the Iberian

Peninsula leaving behind a trail of

Destruction . especially in the Portuguese

Capital Lisbon, before moving Eastward

into Spain. Portuguese authorities

drafted in military units to help drain

the flood waters in Lisbon. a coastal

city a week after one person died in a

similar overnight Deluge. Lisbon City

Hall instructed residents to stay inside

and told commuters to stay away from the

city homes ,and stores were flooded , city

roads were cut off and trained bus and

Subway Services were disrupted . some

schools canceled classes , some tourist

landmarks also shut their doors.

this time it was really

total loss ,the other time I still

managed to get away with something but

this time , it was really everything.

people didn’t expect the water to rise

so much, it was worse than Wednesday’s

rain .

the water level Rose by 10

centimeters or more. it shattered the

glass, we had already prepared two

machines in between the two heavy rains,

and now the cost of the damage will be

same or even worse.

Lisbon has long been prone to flooding,

it stands at the mouths of the tagus. the

peninsula’s longest river where it meets

the Atlantic part of the city, is built

on two tributaries that feed into the

tagus. the commander of Emergency

Services said that algis located in the

Lisbon area was totally flooded by the

Rainwater.

meanwhile the Lisbon mayor says that

extreme weather events are becoming more

frequent, due to climate change. he said

work will begin soon on two drainage

tunnels, which are expected to ease

flooding . the storm moved across the

border into Spain later on Tuesday , where

Heavy Rain also flooded roads and houses.

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