A helicopter and 108 operational personnel combat six fronts in Vila Pouca de Aguiar
Hugo Silva told Lusa news agency, in an update provided at 12:00, that there are six active fire fronts near villages such as Soutelinho de Aguiar, Samardã, Guilhado, Sabroso de Aguiar, and Vilela da Cabugueira. A helicopter is operating in Vilela da Cabugueira because, according to Hugo Silva, this is currently the “most critical point,” […]
Portuguese man tries to flee Italy after being sentenced to eight years in prison
A 59-year-old Portuguese citizen, sentenced to eight years in prison in Italy, was caught by authorities in Brenner attempting to flee by train to Austria. According to the newspaper La Milano, the man was preparing to board when he was subjected to an inspection. Although he tried to “remain calm,” his nervousness was noticed by […]
Fires? “The state exists for when people are in greatest need”
The Deputy Minister and Minister of Territorial Cohesion, Manuel Castro Almeida, spoke this morning in the wake of the fires ravaging Portugal, emphasizing that “the State exists for situations of greatest need.” “Our group’s mission is not to fight fires; that is the task of civil protection. We are helping to solve the problems of […]
Fires started in Paços de Ferreira and spread to Santo Tirso
At 10:45, the fire had fronts in Roriz and S. Mamede, in the neighboring municipality of Santo Tirso, involving about 135 firefighters. The fire front began on Monday afternoon, reaching its largest extent in Codessos and Sanfins de Ferreira, in the municipality of Paços de Ferreira, where resources were focused on safeguarding residential areas and […]
About 250 people evacuated from residence due to toxic substance
A suspected chemical intoxication led to the evacuation of a building on Conde Redondo Street in central Lisbon during Tuesday morning, as confirmed by the Lisbon Fire Department. According to the same source, more than 20 personnel are on site, supported by nine vehicles. The Fire Department informed that the building is a university residence […]
Cerebral Palsy Association in Oliveira do Conde evacuated
“We had to evacuate the APCV of Oliveira do Conde and we have the users housed in our Market of Ideas [in the center of the village]. There are 18 users joined by 10 more people for safety reasons,” Paulo Catalino Ferraz, the mayor of Carregal do Sal, told Lusa news agency. Those ten people […]
PJ returns to Madeira for new searches. Several crimes are under investigation.
The Judicial Police (PJ) returned to the Autonomous Region of Madeira this Tuesday for new searches, according to the Diário de Notícias da Madeira. According to this newspaper, the inspectors are expected to execute 25 search and seizure warrants in various public bodies and at least one private company, as part of an investigation into […]
A house and a fire truck burned in Penalva do Castelo
“From what we’ve been able to count so far, we have one primary residence that burned down, belonging to a family of four people, a couple and two children, who fortunately have the possibility of staying in another home,” said Francisco Carvalho. Speaking to Lusa agency, the mayor of Penalva do Castelo Municipality also said […]
Fires in the district of Aveiro with a perimeter of 100 kilometers
The information was provided by the second national commander of Emergency and Civil Protection, Mário Silvestre, during a briefing held at 10:45 AM at the district command post in Oliveira de Azeméis. The commander began by explaining that the operation to combat the four fires in Águeda, Albergaria-a-Velha, Sever do Vouga, and Oliveira de Azeméis […]
Santa Casa reopens floor with 15 beds for continuous care in Cascais
According to Ângela Guerra, administrator of STML with the Integrated Continuous Care portfolio, with these 15 beds, the facility located in Aldeia do Juso will have a total of 83 beds, of which at least 46 are integrated into the National Network of Integrated Continuous Care. Ângela Guerra stated that this increase in availability was […]