Severe weather, with heavy rain and thunderstorms, has been affecting the Azores since Wednesday night, leading to the evacuation of 67 people from a campsite in Praia da Vitória on Terceira Island. According to the regional civil protection service, seven incidents were recorded, including floods on São Miguel and São Jorge, flooding of homes, a partial road collapse, and a landslide on a regional road in São Jorge. The campsite in Praia da Vitória has been rendered unusable.
The evacuees have been accommodated in the parking lot of the local vocational school. According to Mayor Vânia Ferreira, returning to the site is only possible after an assessment of the soil condition. Some of the evacuees, who are local residents, have already been picked up by their parents. The bad weather also damaged some festive structures, and restoration work is underway.
The Central and Eastern island groups are under an orange weather warning, the second most severe on a three-level scale. A yellow wind warning is also in effect.