Santarém, Portugal
Latest news and stories from Vila Nova da Barquinha.
One of the victims was removed from the scene still alive, but ended up dying during transport by helicopter.
Until April 19, the River Fish Exhibition enlivens the restaurants of Vila Nova da Barquinha, a municipality on the banks of the Tagus. Lamprey rice, fried eels with bean rice, fried river fish with coriander bread stew, and fried shad with roe bread stew are some of the featured dishes.
Flows are approaching 3,000 cubic metres, a level which, says Civil Protection, 'sets off the alerts' due to rain forecast for the next few days.
The Civil Protection of Médio Tejo, in the Santarém district, warned today that rising flows of the Tagus at Almourol keep a yellow alert for flooding in the region and advises the public to take precautions.
