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Almost 1,000 personnel were fighting the fire that broke out on Tuesday in the municipality of Valpaços and spread to Mirandela and Vinhais as of 00:30 today, with the National Road 103 closed, according to a GNR source.
Houses are no longer at risk and people evacuated from Vale das Fontes and Rebordelo are returning to their homes. Additionally, Passos Coelho says that no one is unconcerned about controversies in Portugal.
Around 800 personnel are fighting the flames in the three municipalities of Valpaços, Mirandela, and Vinhais.
The eclipse on August 12th can only be observed in Portugal within the Montesinho park area. In addition to Vinhais, Bragança is also seeing high demand.
CTT admits to a staff shortage and guarantees that they are working to resolve the issue.
Around 40 Portuguese and Spanish environmentalists and local councillors from the municipality of Vinhais were protesting today in A Gudiña, in Galicia, Spain, against a mine due to start operation The post Ecologists, councillors join protest against Spanish mine 2km from Portuguese border appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Those living in Quirás, in Vinhais, in the Bragança district, need to travel more than 30 kilometres to withdraw cash from a bank branch or an ATM. It is the civil parish where access to cash is furthest away. However, there are other parishes facing similar difficulties: there are 67 without access and...
A 67-year-old man was arrested by the Vila Real Judicial Police. A 40-year-old daughter with a cognitive disability was abused on Sunday. Another daughter, aged 21, was allegedly a victim during her childhood.
The crimes took place in the house where the suspect and the victims resided.
The European Commission warns of the mandatory nature of the cross-border environmental impact assessment, which has not yet been carried out, regarding the tungsten mining project in A Gudiña, Spain, near Vinhais.
The man used an open flame on dry vegetation, and the fire spread to nearby land. He has been placed under a mandatory identity and residence status.
A wildfire that began in the Vinhais municipality has spread across the border into Spanish territory.
The fire that began early this morning in a scrubland area in Carvalhas, in the parish of Moimenta and Montouto, Vinhais municipality, has crossed into Spanish territory, with no active ignition points remaining in Portugal, a Civil Protection source told Lusa.
A wildfire that started in the Vinhais region has spread across the border into Spain, with all active fronts now extinguished on the Portuguese side.
A wildfire that began in the Vinhais municipality has spread across the border into Spanish territory.
There are currently no active ignition points in national territory, according to Civil Protection.
The birth incentive value in Vinhais has doubled. Families now receive 2,500 euros. The local authority aims to combat the low number of births.
The Minister gave assurances that Portugal has not received any notification from Spanish authorities regarding mining operations in A Gudiña.
A local council in Portugal is offering a financial incentive of 2500 euros for each newborn to encourage birth rates.
The incentive was created in 2021 with a support of 1,000 euros. In 2025, 20 families were supported.
Images and videos led the IPMA to conclude that a tornado, possibly an EF1, hit Vinhais on Tuesday. Radars located more than 100 km away make official technical confirmation impossible.
Hail, thunderstorms, and heavy rainfall were recorded in the Transmontano municipality.
The Portuguese Institute for Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) stated on Thursday, April 9, that the strong wind phenomenon in Vinhais on Tuesday was likely a low-intensity tornado. Meteorologist Jorge Ponte explained that while radar coverage is limited in the region, video evidence suggests a tornado occurred. The event caused significant damage to homes, stables, and trees in the village of Mofreita, with estimated losses between 130,000 and 150,000 euros. The tornado is estimated to have reached speeds of 100 to 150 km/h, potentially classified as EF1 or EF1.5.
Roof tiles torn off, solar panels destroyed, and chestnut trees knocked down in seconds. The village in the Trás-os-Montes region wants to be included in the support schemes created for winter storms.
The mayor highlights that for a small village, the damages are “significant”.
Roofs torn off, chestnut trees destroyed, and a stable left without a cover. The extreme wind that hit Mofreita, in Vinhais, left five structures damaged and the population unable to sleep.
For about 20 minutes, the village was hit by winds that blew off several roofs.
The Vinhais municipality has already made itself available to help the affected people.
The president of the Union of Parishes of Soeira, Fresulfe and Mofreita was on the ground assessing the damage.
A mini-tornado left a trail of destruction in the municipality of Vinhais late Tuesday afternoon. According to the fire department, “considerable damage” was recorded to several homes and agricultural structures.
