No let up in bad weather for next few days
Weather in mainland Portugal will continue to be affected by heavy and persistent rainfall, particularly on Tuesday and Wednesday, due to a mass of air with tropical characteristics. Meteorologist Ângela
One dead, another seriously injured, in work to restore electricity in Leiria
One man has died, and another has been seriously injured, in an incident during work to restore electricity in the storm-battered municipality of Leiria. E-REDES, the company responsible for ensuring
Historic night: Seguro scoops more votes than any other president before him
Last night’s voting ended with António José Seguro not simply becoming Portugal’s next president but the most voted president in the history of Portuguese democracy. In spite of the floods,and
Exit polls put António José Seguro as clear winner of Portugal’s presidential elections
Exit polls coming in an hour after polling stations closed have put António José Seguro as the clear winner of Portugal’s presidential elections. The second-round of voting in this hard-fought
E-REDES confirms 167 households without electricity on Saturday night
Depression Marta “aggravated the situation of energy supply in Portugal, leaving another 100,000 clients without power between the morning and Saturday night – adding to the 63,000 who at 8am
PM in Peso de Régua today: ‘country focused on immediate response’
Portugal’s prime minister Luís Montenegro has been in Peso da Régua today, assessing damages and assuring that new issues of landslides and structural collapses are all going to be taken
Leiria demands “more transparency, daily information” from E-REDES
The constant refrain by electrical network operator E-REDES that it is “doing everything it can” is no longer acceptable to populations who are now in their 11th day without electricity
Firefighter dies in floodwaters in Alto Alentejo
A firefighter aged 46 has died this afternoon in floodwaters in the Alto Alentejo. José Válter Canastreiro was on a mission to help families who had been stranded for more
Further communities delay voting in second round of presidential elections
Authorities’ insistence on pressing ahead with the final round of the presidential elections tomorrow – in spite of so many communities being in varying states of chaos due to the
Hearse used to transport cocaine in Algarve – PJ
Another PJ police coup has seized almost 1.4 tons of cocaine from a network that appears to have ‘moved’ its product from Portimão marina to a safe house using a