Flood damages in Albufeira top €10 million … and that’s only for those insured
Ten days on from the devastating floods that hit Albufeira on November 1, insurance companies have revealed that they are dealing with claims that top €10 million – and that’s
Flood warnings in Albufeira were “ignored”, claims national tabloid
As the hundreds involved in Albufeira’s exhausting mop-up operation pray for dry weather, national tabloid Correio da Manhã has published a damning report which shows the town council turned a
UPDATE: Missing driver found dead as shopkeepers blame Albufeira floods on authorities (video)
With Portugal’s new interior minister in the Algarve today to see first hand the swathe of devastation left by Sunday’s torrential rains, the missing driver whose car was found submerged
Portuguese dies in devastating flash floods on French Riviera
A Portuguese emigrant was among the 17 people known to have died in the devastating flash floods that hit the French Riviera on Saturday night. With at least another four
High flood risk affects 54 Portuguese areas
Portugal’s environmental agency (APA) has announced that 54 areas in Portugal – five of which are in the Algarve – are “critically” prone to flooding. A study conducted by APA
Floods force evacuation of 131 school children in Santarem
Heavy rain and floods forced authorities to evacuate 131 children and two adults from a school and kindergarten in Santarém early Wednesday afternoon (September 17). The town’s Rescue Operations Control
Summer flooding forces people from their home in Portugal
Summer floods have left at least 11 people needing re-housing in the areas of SetĂşbal and Barreiro. Extraordinary as it sounds, intense rain on Monday flooded two apartment buildings in