The Special Emergency Plan for Floods in the Tagus Basin was deactivated after a significant reduction in river flows, which decreased from 1,447 m³/s to approximately 300 m³/s, although Civil Protection maintains alerts for possible fluctuations from Spain. #MauTempo #ProteçãoCivil #Cheias (translated)
The author stated that Europe had to be prepared to protect its citizens before, during, and after an emergency. He added that health crises, fires, natural disasters, and extreme weather phenomena posed increasingly greater challenges to response capacity. https://t.co/WqD4ZEG6ED #Europa #Emergências #ProteçãoCivil #EU (translated)
António José Seguro welcomes the actions of the authorities and sees no problem if there has been any possible excess of zeal on the part of the government. #tempestadeCharles #proteçãoCivil #notíciasPortugal (translated)
The European Parliament approved a proposal to increase funding for the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to €12.42 billion, exceeding the amount suggested by the Commission by €1.74 billion, before entering negotiations with the EU Council. #ParlamentoEuropeu #ProteçãoCivil #UniãoEuropeia (translated)
António José Seguro emphasized that, "fortunately, the worst did not happen" and considered that this is "the big news" to celebrate, but still, we must "draw lessons" from this event, for "better preparation" in the future. #Meteorologia #AntónioJoséSeguro #ProteçãoCivil (translated)
Madeira has shown to be better prepared to face extreme weather conditions, having learned from past events and invested in infrastructure and training, according to acknowledgments made in the Legislative Assembly following the passage of the storm Charles. #MauTempo #Madeira #ProteçãoCivil (translated)
The Special Emergency Plan for Floods in the Tagus Basin was activated due to the increase in flow rates caused by rainfall in Portugal and Spain, with the blue alert level in effect since the morning of Thursday, November 12, 2026. #Tejo #Cheias #ProteçãoCivil (translated)
And the vice-president of the parliamentary group of the Socialist Party, António Mendonça Mendes, believes that the government acted appropriately in managing the storms. #ProteçãoCivil #Tempestades #ComunicaçãoPolítica (translated)
The Minister of the Environment announced that vulnerable families will be exempt from VAT when purchasing electric cars, with financial support of up to 15,000 euros and the possibility of trading in their current car for an additional discount. #CarrosElétricos #MudançasClimáticas #ProteçãoCivil (translated)
The Secretary of State for Civil Protection, Rui Rocha, argues that the government acted prudently during the Charles storm, claiming that it had access to more information than in previous emergencies, despite criticism about its approach. #ProteçãoCivil #TempestadeCharles #Prevenção (translated)
The government considers the criticisms regarding excessive caution in managing storm Charles to be unfair, highlighting that the preventive response was based on more accurate information compared to storm Kristin. #TempestadeCharles #ProteçãoCivil #RádioObservador (translated)
The government argues that its preventive measures in response to the Charles depression were not excessive, emphasizing the importance of trust with the population and that decisions are not made lightly just because of adverse weather conditions. #Meteorologia #Prevenção #ProteçãoCivil (translated)
Luís Montenegro explains that the actions of the executive were guided by prevention. #ProteçãoCivil #TempestadeCharles #GestãoDeCrises (translated)
Luís Montenegro explains that the executive's actions were guided by prevention. #TempestadeCharles #ProteçãoCivil #AdministraçãoInterna (translated)
Luís Montenegro explains that the executive's actions were guided by prevention. #DesigualdadeEuropeia #TempestadeCharles #ProteçãoCivil (translated)
Luís Montenegro explains that the executive's actions were guided by prevention. Luís Montenegro assures that if the initial forecasts had been confirmed, the prepared device would have worked. #TempestadeCharles #ProteçãoCivil #MauTempo (translated)
It's better to have it on hand. #TempestadeCharles #ProteçãoCivil #Algarve (translated)
Luís Montenegro explains that the executive's actions were guided by prevention. #TempestadeCharles #ProteçãoCivil #NotíciasPortugal (translated)
Luís Montenegro explains that the executive's actions were guided by prevention. #Portugal #Tempestade #ProteçãoCivil (translated)
Luís Neves admits that if the storm had not lost intensity, Portugal could have faced a tragedy. #TempestadeCharles #ProteçãoCivil #NotíciasPortugal (translated)
