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Dragão Vermelho beach in Costa da Caparica has been closed to swimming following a fatal drowning incident and recurring safety concerns, with the ban remaining in effect until sand replenishment is completed.
A fire in a Setúbal apartment building garage has displaced 30 residents, destroyed one vehicle, and caused significant infrastructure damage, prompting an investigation by the Judiciary Police.
Mayors in Barreiro are opposing the closure of the obstetrics and gynaecology emergency unit, citing that over 16,000 births have occurred there between 2014 and 2024. They find the decision to close the unit incomprehensible, especially in light of ongoing healthcare challenges, such as ambulances being held for hours at other emergency departments due to high patient volumes.
Clarisse Campos, the mayor of Alcácer do Sal, expressed a sense of hope and community resilience in the aftermath of the recent floods that devastated the municipality. In an interview with CNN Portugal, she emphasized the collective desire to rebuild and support one another during this challenging time.
Authorities in Alcácer do Sal report a 'brutal' and rapid rise in the Sado river's flow but say the situation remains under control. Civil Protection is monitoring conditions, has evacuation plans ready should riverside areas flood, and expects the flow to rise slightly more before beginning a slower fall from around 04:00—timing that will depend on further rainfall and dam management decisions. Updates will hinge on precipitation forecasts and operational releases from upstream infrastructure.
In about two weeks, 12 rescues were carried out at the usually calm Fonte da Telha beach. The Lifeguard Association points to this winter's bad weather as the cause of the change.
Four months after a series of powerful winter storms battered Portugal’s coastline, lifeguards at Fonte da Telha are warning that the sea is no longer behaving as it once did. The post Storms bring new dangers to Fonte da Telha beach – lifeguards appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Between the last week of May and June 11, 12 rescues were recorded.
At the scene, there were 46 personnel supported by 15 vehicles from the Barreiro and Sesimbra Volunteer Fire Departments.
The alert was given at 16:11.
Around twenty emergency personnel are fighting a fire that broke out this afternoon at a bar on Dragão Vermelho beach, in Costa da Caparica, Almada municipality, according to Civil Protection.
The incident was recorded at 16:11 this Tuesday. 21 personnel and eight emergency vehicles were mobilised to the beach in Costa da Caparica.
The Dragão Vermelho beach bar in Costa da Caparica is being consumed this Tuesday, June 16, by a fire that broke out at 16:11, according to Civil Protection. There are 21 personnel supported by eight vehicles from the Cacilhas and Trafaria fire departments on site fighting the blaze. According to the Lusa agency, citing a source from the Setúbal Civil Protection, the damage is limited to the bar. Updating.
The alert was given at 16:11.
29 personnel were mobilised to the scene, supported by 10 vehicles and a helicopter, including resources from the fire department, GNR, and INEM.
The victim was subsequently transported to a hospital unit.
The alert was given to the Maritime Police at 19:20 for Traquínio-Paraíso beach. The victim was transported by INEM in a stable condition to a hospital unit.
A gas cylinder exploded in a house in Montijo, resulting in one person sustaining serious injuries.
Caused by a gas cylinder, the incident left a 55-year-old man seriously injured. The victim was transported to São José Hospital in Lisbon with burns covering 80% of his body.
The 24-year-old man had gone missing this Thursday at the beach where another young man died in April.
The alert for the disappearance was raised at 19:25 today, after a couple got into difficulty in the water and were pulled by the current; only one of the victims was rescued.
The body of the man who went missing this Thursday at sea in Costa da Caparica has been found, detected by the helicopter involved in the search at 21:24. Death was declared at the scene.
The alert was raised at 19:25 regarding a couple in difficulty in the water, with it only being possible to rescue one of the victims.
The 52-year-old owner of the warehouse was also considered seriously injured after suffering several burns on one arm.
Resources were removed from the station on a day when temperatures exceeded 30 degrees.
The explosion occurred at 10:00 am at the café “O Cantinho d'Avó”, located on Rua Binta, in the parish of Amora.
17 firefighters and INEM emergency medical personnel were mobilised to the scene.
The mayor explained that in some areas the danger of landslides remains, as it did not disappear with the end of the rains.
A 36-year-old man went into cardiorespiratory arrest and was pulled from the water by a member of the public. Death was declared at the scene despite resuscitation efforts performed by emergency teams.
