Latest news and stories about public safety 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.
In Coimbra, local authorities have evacuated three thousand residents due to the imminent risk of dyke collapse, as persistent rain is expected in the North and Centre regions of Portugal. This article provides real-time updates on the weather conditions affecting the area.
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.
Episodes of violence are already recurrent. The victim was transported to the hospital with minor injuries.
In the Central region, 1,600 applications for support to rebuild homes destroyed by the bad weather were rejected.
The movement was created following the dissolution of the 2nd Rapid Intervention Team of the PSP.
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 cause of the accident will be investigated, Nuno Pinto, commander of the Figueira da Foz Sapador Firefighters, told the Lusa agency.
A loud bang startled the Figueira da Foz area. It turned out to be F-16 fighter jets breaking the sound barrier during a mission. Also, Jimmy Kimmel is the new target for Trump.
The victim, aged around 55, was working at a house construction site. Death was declared at the scene following irreversible cardiorespiratory arrest.
The cause of the accident will be investigated, Nuno Pinto, commander of the Figueira da Foz Sapador Firefighters, told the Lusa agency.
The noise heard in Figueira da Foz was caused by an F-16 breaking the sound barrier. Experts assure Observador that there are no risks, explaining the phenomenon and why there was no prior warning.
A loud noise followed by a shockwave was heard on the central coast, but it did not cause any casualties or material damage.
The institution explains that the intensity of the sound heard may have been influenced by external factors.
A day later, the Portuguese Air Force clarified that the episode resulted from a military operation.
A loud noise followed by a shockwave, which occurred on Monday, was heard along the central coast. Yesterday, the Air Force ruled out the possibility that it was caused by a fighter jet.
The boom heard on the central coast on Monday morning was caused by F-16M fighter jets on an operational mission, the Air Force confirmed. The noise resulted from breaking the sound barrier off the coast of Figueira da Foz. There were no casualties or damage, despite the impact being felt in several locations.
Authorities guarantee that the situation did not pose any danger to the population
The institution explains that the intensity of the sound heard may have been influenced by external factors.
Following reports of a loud boom heard in the Figueira da Foz region this Monday, April 27, at 12:30 pm, the Air Force revealed on Tuesday that it originated from an F-16M operational mission for air defence, which required breaking the sound barrier. The Air Force stated that such activity is essential for national readiness and that atmospheric conditions may have amplified the shockwaves. They assured the public that there was no danger, as it was a routine operation. Witnesses on the ground reported a sound like distant thunder followed by a shockwave that shook buildings.
A very loud noise followed by a shockwave, lasting only a few seconds, occurred late yesterday morning along the coast in central Portugal. It is not clear what caused the The post Coimbra district rattled by loud noise, followed by shockwave appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Authorities have no explanation for what might have happened.
IPMA and the Air Force find no reasons for the phenomenon witnessed this Monday in the Figueira da Foz, Montemor-o-Velho, and Cantanhede area.
Coimbra records a decrease in the number of homeless people, while cases of elderly people living alone or being mistreated are soaring.
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.
A loud noise followed by a shockwave, which lasted a few seconds, occurred late this morning on the central coast and has an undetermined cause, but did not result in any casualties or material damage, according to the municipal Civil Protection.
A loud bang heard in several municipalities along the Central coast caused alarm this Monday. A supersonic aircraft, an explosion, and thunder were hypotheses that have been ruled out.
