Almada Mayor Inês de Medeiros has apologized to residents following frequent water supply interruptions affecting over 100,000 people. The failures have been particularly severe in Costa de Caparica and Charneca de Caparica, with residents launching a public petition demanding urgent infrastructure improvements. The local government is now implementing measures to stabilize the supply as extreme heat exacerbates the situation.
Almada mayor apologizes for recurring water supply failures
Friday, 3 July 2026AI summary
Context & Explainers
Inês de Medeiros is a Portuguese actress-turned-politician from the Socialist Party who has served in national politics and later took up local government responsibilities, including becoming mayor of Almada. She is mentioned in this story because the landslide and evacuations in Costa da Caparica on 17 February are matters the Almada municipal government and mayor’s office would handle.
4 sources
- Water starts running out: “Almada residents in despair”portugalresident.com ·
- "I apologise". Mayor of Almada expresses regret and says measures are being taken to avoid water supply failuresrtp.pt ·
- Almada population complains of water supply failures and demands urgent measurescnnportugal.iol.pt ·
- Almada complains of water supply failuresobservador.pt ·
