15-year-old girl dies after being hit by a train in Silves
The GNR is investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.

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The GNR is investigating the circumstances surrounding the accident.

Former nurse sentenced to 23 years in prison for the 2020 murder of Diogo Gonçalves in the Algarve.

He was due to receive around 260,000 euros for moral and material damages. The death of Maria Malveiro and the flight of Mariana Fonseca, who was captured in Indonesia last week, resulted in the man not receiving the amount.

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Silves is preparing to host the 10th edition of the Mostra Silves Capital da Laranja (Silves Capital of the Orange Fair), one of the municipality’s flagship events. The fair runs The post Silves gets ready to celebrate its famous orange appeared first on Portugal Resident.

An 83-year-old Dutch woman was found dead after being reported missing on Wednesday morning, after the vehicle she was travelling in was swept away by the current of a stream in Alcantarilha, in the locality of Algoz, Silves.

Silves has declared a “situation of municipal alert” after the River Arade overflowed on Wednesday, following days of intense rainfall, compounded by water releases from upstream dams. From late afternoon The post Silves declares municipal alert after river flooding appeared first on Portugal Resident.

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Water breached the banks this afternoon, leaving several streets flooded.

Authorities are on site carrying out diving search operations in an attempt to locate the victim.
