The body of a young German man, aged 26, was discovered on Wednesday evening (by a local person) beside the Mira stream leading from Santa Clara-a-Velha dam, near Odemira. There will now be an autopsy to determine cause of death. There have been few details on this tragedy, but it appears “there are no signs of crime”.
Body of young German man discovered near Santa Clara dam
A stunning photograph of sunset over Santa Clara dam in the Alentejo, showing how pitifully low water levels have become. Santa Clara's water has been drained particularly for use by intensive agriculture on the Costa Vicentina. Image courtesy of Frank McClintock who has been alerting to this water emergency for years...
