Parliament approves “urgent hearing of Minister of Interior Administration”
MPs on the parliamentary committee for Constitutional Matters have unanimously approved “an urgent hearing” of both the Minister of Interior Administration, and the Secretary of State for Civil Protection, over
Flood risk warning issued for Silves
Residents in Silves have been warned of a heightened risk of flooding after authorities confirmed increased water releases from two major dams in the Algarve. According to Portugal’s Environment Agency
PJ arrest man suspected of shooting dead young mother in Lisbon
Frederico Reis has been named as the man suspected of shooting dead young mother of two Edite Silva in the early hours of last Monday. The 36-year-old is understood to
Algarve health authority ordered to pay thousands in back pay to nurses
The Algarve’s Local Health Unit (ULS) has been ordered to pay out thousands of euros in back pay to hundreds of nurses, after losing a long-running legal battle at Portugal’s
Storms trounce presidential campaign
One of the effects of media focus on Portugal’s devastating weather is that the presidential campaign has been almost completely eclipsed. As commentators have been remarking: “The candidates are still
Concerns for Lisbon drinking water following “repeated mining waste collapse” in Covilhã
Following several days of intense rainfall, a new collapse of a mine tailings structure occurred last Thursday at the Panasqueira mining complex in central Portugal. In the parish of São
Unrelenting winter storms batter Portugal
The death count as a result of what has been described as a ‘weather bomb’ (more scientifically an ‘explosive cyclogenesis’) continues to rise. On Tuesday morning, a 10th fatality was
Portimão signs off on €98 million budget for 2026
Portimão’s €98.3 million budget for 2026 has been approved, sealing weeks of negotiation and marking the first major financial test of a more divided local political scene. The municipal assembly
Flooding begins (again) as rivers burst banks
As Depression Leonardo begins to make itself felt across the country, a number of rivers and watercourses have ‘burst their banks’ – most notably in Oeiras (Ribeira da Laje) overnight,
Blackout “working group” hears how initial ideas may not actually be the answer
Months since the ‘great Iberian Blackout’ – which plunged Portugal and Spain into as much as 12 hours without electricity – cold water has been poured on the government’s initial