Reservoirs continue to have plenty of water
Most dams have water availability exceeding 80% of their total volume.

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Most dams have water availability exceeding 80% of their total volume.

Home News Algarve and Alentejo with water for three years Algarve and Alentejo with water for three years The south of the country has enough stored water for “two to three years,” with all the dams “literally full,” the president of the Portuguese Environment Agency ( APA) stated, admitting that

An expert has raised concerns that without proper land management and the construction of new dams, the flooding situation in the Mondego region is expected to deteriorate.

The Environment Minister says the situation at the dams is under control, but acknowledges that, if necessary, everything is ready to evacuate people from their homes. The Prime Minister will also visit the Pombal area today.

Miguel Miranda, former president of IPMA, says the rain expected this week will put heavy pressure on Portuguese dams.

Dams have released a volume of water equal to what Lisbon would consume in three years. Adverse weather has returned to the region.

Press review || President of the APA dramatises, in statements to Público, the scale of the measures to mitigate the effects of Storm Kristin. 'After years of drought, the reservoirs are now very full', the paper emphasises.

Court rules in favour of the municipality of Miranda do Douro: IMI must be paid and applies to the entire property. The municipality says the decision is “a beacon that lights the path for all other municipalities with dams that are taking on EDP and Movhera”.

Home News Warning as Algarve flood gates opening Warning as Algarve flood gates opening Authorities have appealed to the population of the riverside areas of Beliche and Odeleite, in Castro Marim, Algarve, to avoid circulating in flood zones, due to temporarily controlled discharges planned at th