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(LISBON, Portugal) – A weak hurricane, Leslie, hit the Portuguese coast, injuring 27 people with the uprooting of trees, the destruction of power lines and the destruction of shop windows with high winds and driving rain. .
The storm forced more than 60 people out of their homes and more than 300,000 people suffered blackouts overnight, said Luis Belo Costa of the Portuguese National Protection Agency. He also mentioned the number of injuries, but added that none of these injuries put his life at risk.
Leslie had gone from a Category 1 hurricane to a post-tropical hurricane with winds of 110 km / h arriving on the Atlantic coast of Portugal late Saturday.
According to the public TV channel RTP, Leslie wind speeds reached 170 km / h in the coastal town of Figueira da Foz, 200 kilometers north of Lisbon. Portugal's meteorological services had issued red warnings in case of high winds or dangerous coastal conditions in 13 of its 18 districts, including Lisbon.
The winds sent trees crashing onto the cars and sidewalks of the Portuguese capital and the city of Porto, in the north of the country.
More than 200 power lines were affected by the storm, according to information cited by EDP. Some flights have also been canceled or delayed.
Leslie went on Sunday to the east of Spain across the Iberian Peninsula, where authorities issued warnings of heavy rains and stormy conditions in the north of the country.
Leslie is a bit sheltered from the weather because hurricanes that regularly hit the American side of the Atlantic rarely bring their destructive power across the ocean to Europe.
