Portugal’s climate woes “won’t affect country’s image abroad” – minister
Portugal’s minister of state and foreign affairs has said that the situation facing the country after recent storms is serious – affecting all economic sectors, as well as involving fatalities
Red alert for Tejo river for next 48-hours
The flow rate of the Tejo River rose again during last night in Almourol, exceeding 6,000 m3/s, and could approach 7,000 on today, with the red alert and requirement for
Parliament poised to raise social media age limit to 16
Portugal’s parliament is expected to approve this Thursday (February 12) a draft law that would tighten access to social media for minors, raising the minimum age for independent use from
Silves firefighters race to save blind man after he falls into Arade river
What could have been another tragedy was averted yesterday thanks to the quick response of Silves firefighters, called to the rescue of a blind man who fell into the river
Families and businesses with tax debts “excluded from state storm support”
With criticism over the government’s handling of the last two weeks of ‘climate emergency’, Correio da Manhã today reports that families and businesses with tax and/ or social security debts
‘Oriana’ named as 15th storm – heralding return of sunshine
After months of rain – and storms with names – we are about to get ‘Oriana’: the 15th in a long miserable line – but the difference is that she
Coimbra’s A1 motorway suffers partial collapse as a result of dyke rupture
Hours after one of the dykes on the Mondego river ruptured late yesterday afternoon – sending tens of thousands of litres of water into farmland – a 10-metre stretch of
Mondego River dyke bursts in Coimbra
One of the protective dykes along the right bank of the Mondego River burst this afternoon near the Casais bridge area, forcing the full closure of the A1 motorway in
Man arrested for setting fire at Albufeira holiday let
Police have arrested a 30-year-old man suspected of setting fire inside a holiday apartment (Alojamento Local, or AL) in the Algarve town of Albufeira on Tuesday. In a statement, PJ
Prime minister vows “no one will be left behind in this period of greater emergency”
Prime minister Luís Montenegro travelled to Coimbra today, on the first day in his dual capacity as minister in charge of internal administration. He stressed after a meeting at the