Firefighters from various regions deployed to assist in Storm Kristin aftermath
Firefighters from a dozen fire departments are being deployed today to the regions most affected by Storm Kristin. “We have guaranteed about a dozen corporations that are being deployed to
“Imminent threat of flooding” sees GNR rescue 25 dogs in Gondomar
GNR police have led a rescue operation today for 25 dogs at risk of seeing their shelters flooded by rising river waters. As every hour brings further news of communities
Suspect in Irish homicide run to ground by PJ
A 28-year-old Portuguese national sought by British authorities for a murder committed in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, over three years ago, has been ‘localised and detained’, in the western region of
Police seize 82,000 litres of “date rape drug” in major Alentejo bust
Portugal’s PJ police have seized more than 80,000 litres of GBL, a chemical commonly known as the “date rape drug”, during a major anti-drug operation in the Alentejo. The operation,
Farmers urged to declare storm damage
Portugal’s regional development bodies (CCDRs) are urging farmers affected by this week’s storms to formally declare agricultural losses after opening dedicated forms to register damage on the ground. The Commissions
Police syndicates threaten action at Lisbon Airport over Easter
With all the drama of Storm Kristin today, the stand made by police unions ASPP/ PSP at Lisbon Airport was completely sidelined. Designed to be a show of protest to
PM ‘cancels external agenda’; declares State of Calamity in Leiria, Coimbra
In the face of mounting calls for ‘government solidarity’ by communities struggling with the effects of Storm Kristin, the government “decided today in the Council of Ministers to declare a
Parts of Alcácer do Sal over a metre under water
Concerns by authorities today over rising river levels couldn’t be better exemplified than what is happening in Alcácer do Sal. The Alentejan town flooded in parts yesterday due to the
Stricken cargo ship already under tow to Vigo
The complicated rescue of cargo ship “Eikborg” – which lost its rudder outside Figueira da Foz harbour earlier this week – has hopefully survived the worst (considering it went forwards
Bird group calls for rejection of wind farm in eastern Algarve
Portugal’s leading bird conservation organisation has urged authorities to reject a proposed wind farm in the northeast Algarve, warning it would cause serious and irreversible environmental damage. The Portuguese Society