Outraged mayor calls for activation of European Civil Protection Mechanism in fire-ravaged Ponte da Barca
“It’s impossible to fight this fire with just one aerial resource!” A seething mayor watching his municipality ravaged by a fire that began at the weekend in Ponte da Barca,
Mayor appeals for more “heavy air resources” in blaze affecting Peneda-Gerês National Park
Fire now at “very critical stage” Mayor of Ponte da Barca has asked the government to mobilise heavy air resources to combat the fire that broke out on Saturday in
Gerês mayors fight against ‘eyesore’ high-voltage power line project
High-voltage power line project will have “negative effects” on the Gerês national park The Ponte de Lima-Fontefria (Galicia) high-voltage power line project will not see any lines crossing the Peneda
Blaze on two fronts being fought in Gerês national park
A blaze that has developed two fronts in a very short space of time has broken out in Gerês national park, in the area near Rio Caldo. Firefighters have requested
French man falls to death at Gerês waterfall
A French national, aged 52, fell to his death this morning at the Tahiti waterfall, in Serra do Gerês. According to reports, he was crossing the waterfall, in the company
WhatsApp ‘saves’ four tourists lost in Gerês national park
Four young tourists – described as three New Zealanders and a youth from Cape Verde – have WhatsApp to thank for their rescue from Gerês national park over the weekend.
Update: body found in Gerês national park
Tragically, rescue teams working since Saturday to locate a young radical sportsman missing after falling into a deep rock pool on Saturday have recovered a body. The 33-year-old disappeared without
Desperately difficult rescue mission underway in Gerês national park
An extremely complex rescue mission took up again this morning at first light to try and locate a young radical sport enthusiast who seems to have been swallowed up by