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The goal is to visit communities that have a higher incidence of an ageing population and reduced access to public transport.
A pilot project aims to facilitate access to consultations, prescriptions, and other health services for aging populations with limited transport options.
Carlos Pinho, José Artur Neves, and three other defendants were convicted of malfeasance and document forgery. Carlos Pinho's company must pay a fine of 22,500 euros.
At issue is the felling of 63 cork oaks on private land in January 2023.
The indictment states that E-Redes allegedly ordered the cutting of 63 cork oaks located beneath an electricity distribution network, despite only having authorization to cut eight.
The case also includes as defendants the company contracted to cut the trees and its legal representative.
The United Nations-backed organization highlighted the diversity of geological landscapes present in Portuguese-speaking countries, which should be protected and classified as having global interest.
The fire that broke out on Wednesday afternoon in Arouca has been extinguished.
A fire that broke out in a forest area in the municipality of Arouca entered the mop-up phase at 23:54 on Wednesday, a source from the Porto Metropolitan Area Sub-Regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command told Lusa.
126 personnel remain on site, supported by 40 vehicles. Furthermore, all districts in the country with the exception of Faro are under a yellow warning due to high temperatures.
The alert was given to the Arouca firefighters around 5:30 PM for a forest fire in Escariz.
There is no indication of homes at risk or roads closed. Furthermore, all districts in the country except for Faro are under a yellow weather warning due to high temperatures.
Multiple fire outbreaks appearing at the same time raise suspicions. “It is not natural,” says the Arouca Fire Department commander. The fire broke out around 5:30 PM in Vila Chã.
A fire that broke out in a forest area in the municipality of Arouca involved 130 personnel, 34 vehicles, and six aerial assets as of 20:20, according to the Civil Protection website. The fire is burning in Vila Chã, in the parish of Escariz, and has only affected brushwood, according to a source from the Porto Metropolitan Area Sub-Regional Command for Emergency and Civil Protection, cited by Lusa. 'At this moment, we have no indication that any homes are at risk,' they stated. The commander of the Arouca Volunteer Firefighters added, however, that there are 'strange things' about the incident. 'There were many fire outbreaks appearing at the same time and that is not natural, so the police authorities will now investigate,' highlighted Sérgio Azevedo. The alert was raised at 17:32.
There are currently no reports of injuries or homes in danger.
The man “became trapped in a siphon of the rapids and drowned”. The missing man's wife was not injured, but was “very shaken”.
A 32-year-old man 'became trapped in a siphon in the rapids and drowned', according to the Arouca fire chief. The body was located by authorities and recovered around 7:00 PM.
The 32-year-old man was reportedly river trekking with his wife. The activity is common on the Paiva River, but not in that area, which is considered the most dangerous.
The 32-year-old man was accompanied by his wife. He became trapped in a siphon of the rapids and drowned.
A 32-year-old man was accompanied by his wife. For reasons still unknown, he fell into the river in the Arouca area.
Speaking to Lusa, the second-in-command of the Arouca Fire Department, Marco Ferreira, stated that the alert regarding the disappearance was given around 3:00 PM.
A woman who was on a rock on the riverbank has already been rescued and is being assisted at the scene.
The victim required hospital assistance.
A 22-year-old man was arrested by the PJ on suspicion of gaining the trust of a 13-year-old girl online and sexually abusing her in January, in Arouca.
The SMMP demands the immediate closure of the Arouca Court and warns: the situation in the Aveiro judicial district is a portrait of the critical state of justice across the country.
In the Serra da Freita, at an altitude of 1110 metres, between the wind and the coming night, one discovers in the silence a way to measure the world. And our own size. A chronicle by João da Silva.
The victims were taken by the Arouca fire department to the Feira hospital.
IPMA forecasts rain, snow, wind and rough seas as effects of the passage of depression Ingrid across mainland Portugal and has issued several warnings.
