The Lisbon City Council will further reinforce its municipal tsunami warning and alert system this year with the installation of two new sirens along the city's riverside waterfront. The equipment will be placed at Jardim Sá da Bandeira, in the Misericórdia parish, and near Santa Apolónia Station, in the Santa Maria Maior parish, with the aim of increasing the system's coverage in the areas most exposed to this phenomenon.
In addition to the new sirens, the council will relocate the equipment currently installed at the Navy facilities, on Avenida Ribeira das Naus, to Miradouro do Chão do Loureiro, in Santa Maria Maior. The choice of locations resulted from technical studies, acoustic analyses, and assessments carried out during civil protection exercises, including Lisbon Wave 26, held in March.
The Mayor of Lisbon, Carlos Moedas, highlighted that the council has been promoting a significant increase in investment in Civil Protection, providing it with more resources. The Councilor for Civil Protection, Rodrigo Mello Gonçalves, stated that protecting people is the priority and that the goal is to save lives and minimize the consequences of a natural disaster, advocating for greater investment in public awareness.
With this reinforcement, Lisbon will reach six sirens distributed along the riverside waterfront, with the aim of reaching ten during the current term. The alert system can warn the population approximately 30 minutes before a tsunami arrives, giving time to move to safe areas.
