Latest news and stories about property safety in Portugal for expats and residents.
Another one is at imminent risk of collapsing in Guisande.
Fernando Santo, the former president of the Order of Engineers, says current regulations for building infrastructure already anticipate intense weather events, taking into account seismic risks, strong winds and snow. He stresses, however, that “there may be constructions that do not follow their own designs or that are carried out by people in a less lawful way”, and therefore the emphasis should be on a reorganisation “of our prevention model for these events”.
A cliff collapse on a beach in Sesimbra on Monday has alarmed residents because an apartment block is now at risk.
The Mayor of Oeiras says the couple and their three children have already been rehoused.
Residents fear that, with the rain, the wall could give way completely and put people and vehicles at risk.
Whenever it rains, the water cascades down and has nowhere else to go except to flow through the couple's house.
