Tejo river at risk of ‘bursting its banks’
River flows expected to continue rising With the effects of storm Martinho still being felt throughout the country, authorities are warning of the “high risk” of the Tejo river bursting
Storm damage “less serious” than feared in Albufeira
Albufeira saw parts of its downtown area flooded on Thursday Last week’s bad weather did not cause as much damage as initially feared in Albufeira, where a surge of heavy
Civil defence warns of flooding risk over weekend
Portugal’s civil defence officials have warned of the possibility of flooding due to an expected worsening of the weather situation over the weekend, starting on Friday afternoon, with a special
Aline causes widespread flooding and incidents, but no victims this far
Depression Aline has caused widespread incidents throughout mainland territory: trees blown down; branches blown off, damaging parked cars; roof tiles sent flying; flooding particularly, but up till now there appear
Loulé raises awareness about flood risks
First heavy rainfall of the hydrological year can lead to floods Civil protection services in Loulé have been hard at work raising awareness about the risks of floods in the
Faro downtown and airport flooded due to heavy rain
Several streets are completely flooded The heavy rain that fell between last night and this morning has flooded parts of downtown Faro as well as its international airport. Several streets
December floods cause €3.9 million in damages in Algarve
The stormy weather that hit the Algarve in December and led to several serious floods – in particular in Faro – caused around €3.9 million in damages. The figure was
Porto’s devastating floods: 2020 report highlighted flooding risk posed by Metro works
… but suggested flooding would be “small in magnitude and negligible” After all the talk of “climate change” and extreme weather phenomenon being behind apocalyptic scenes of flooding in downtown
Civil protection issues new alerts; rivers up north burst banks in some areas
Localised flooding in Coimbra; risks still in Porto and Gaia Another day of rain has pushed river levels up north to the point that various areas around Coimbra have seen
Chaos in downtown Porto following 20 minutes of intense rain
Municipality admits work on Metro “could have contributed” to flooding Absolute chaos was unleashed yesterday in downtown Porto following little more than 20 minutes of intense rain. Meteorologists estimate that