Latest news and stories about public safety in infrastructure in Coimbra, Portugal for expats and residents.
A fatal car accident involving a gas installation occurred near Praça da República in Coimbra, resulting in two deaths and a fire.
Fernando Seabra Santos argues that allowing vegetation to grow on embankment levees along the Mondego River is a dangerous practice that reflects a disregard for public safety and infrastructure heritage rather than environmental stewardship.
After destructive 208 km/h winds from Storm Kristin, the municipality of Soure faces a second crisis: imminent flooding. Authorities and residents are preparing for rapid inundation, with low-lying areas such as Miragaia in Porto — including the Ribeira — identified as first at risk; local voices say preventing severe damage will require extraordinary measures. The situation highlights compounded hazards for infrastructure and public safety, testing emergency services' capacity and the need for immediate, coordinated flood mitigation and evacuation planning.
Coimbra authorities will begin preparing measures to prevent a potential evacuation after water releases at the Aguieira dam, the mayor told Lusa. Officials will closely monitor river levels and conditions to assess whether evacuation of people and animals becomes necessary and to coordinate public-safety and emergency-response actions if flood risk increases.
The acquired vehicles will serve to support rescue operations, especially in critical rural and forest fire scenarios, as current resources show significant wear.
Two forest firefighting vehicles, one light firefighting vehicle, one tactical command vehicle, one tactical forest tanker vehicle, one civil protection coordination vehicle, and one light all-terrain vehicle for Forest Sappers will be acquired.
A collision between a light vehicle and a heavy goods vehicle caused one death today and left traffic restricted on the IC2 in Coimbra, the Civil Protection told Lusa.
Civil Protection received the alert about the collision shortly before 04:20.
Civil Protection received the alert about the collision shortly before 04:20
A collision between a light vehicle and a heavy goods vehicle, which resulted in one death, disrupted traffic on the IC2 in Coimbra. The alert was given shortly before 4:20 am, according to the Civil Protection.
The injured person was transported in serious condition to the Coimbra University Hospitals
At 06:40, 22 emergency personnel were on the scene
A train killed 89 animals in the Montemor-o-Velho area. Infraestruturas de Portugal is seeking compensation from the owners.
The president of CIMRL therefore welcomes the document released today. Also, tomorrow is the day of the Cup final between Sporting and Torrense, and Rui Borges asks for caution regarding premature celebrations.
The PS leader, José Luís Carneiro, stated today that the Government harmed the country by leaving the SIRESP communications system without a president for two years, only to then reappoint Viegas Nunes.
The Special Rural Firefighting Device (DECIR) for the Coimbra region was presented this Friday in Coimbra.
The victim was trapped in the vehicle.
The vehicle overturned and came to a stop on its side just a few metres from the fire station.
Five firefighters are reported injured
One of the injured is in serious condition. The vehicle the firefighters were in overturned while leaving the station. Also in this edition, sports and Donald Trump's new warning to Iran.
A forest firefighting vehicle from the Figueira da Foz Volunteer Fire Department was involved in an accident while exiting the station to respond to a fire.
The vehicle overturned and came to a stop on its side just a few metres from the fire station.
Three months after the Casais dike burst, water will flow again starting this Friday in the Mondego irrigation canals in Coimbra. The opening of the main canal's sluice gates will be performed by the Minister of Environment this morning.
Thunderstorms and heavy rain also caused landslides near five homes in the village of Chão Sobral.
There are no “victims to report so far” nor displaced persons, said a source from the local authority. There were two dozen incidents in the municipality due to the storm this Wednesday.
The victim, aged around 55, was working at a house construction site. Death was declared at the scene following irreversible cardiorespiratory arrest.
The institution explains that the intensity of the sound heard may have been influenced by external factors.
A 51-year-old man died early this afternoon in the municipality of Coimbra following the collapse of a crane, a source from the Coimbra Sub-Regional Command for Emergency and Civil Protection told the Lusa agency.
