The Almada municipality is facing water supply disruptions, with the Environment Minister Maria da Graça Carvalho suggesting it could take three weeks to stabilize the system. While the mayor denies any area has been without water for more than 24 hours, the municipal water service (Serviços Municipalizados de Água e Saneamento or SMAS) has announced further overnight service interruptions in several localities.
Almada water crisis persists as government offers support
Thursday, 9 July 2026AI summary
6 sources
- Bishop of Setúbal calls for calm during Almada water crisisobservador.pt ·
- Portugal loses enough drinking water to supply 30 million people – DECOportugalresident.com ·
- Minister of Environment presents solutions for water shortages in Almada but mentions 3 weeks to stabilise the systemcmjornal.pt ·
- Water in Almada: Environment Minister points to “two to three weeks” for full restoration, mayor blames “unpredictable” increase in consumptionexpresso.pt ·
- Mayor of Almada guarantees that the increase in water consumption was "very substantial and unpredictable"cnnportugal.iol.pt ·
- Inês de Medeiros denies water shortages in Almada lasting longer than 24 hoursrtp.pt ·
