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The municipality of Almada has implemented overnight water cuts from 10:00 PM to 6:00 AM as reserves drop to 10% capacity, sparking public unrest and protests amid a deepening supply crisis.
A garbage truck crash in Costa da Caparica has resulted in one worker being trapped and the total closure of the IC20 highway, with emergency services currently on the scene.
A new regional gynaecology and obstetrics emergency service has launched on the Setúbal Peninsula, operating across the Garcia de Orta and São Bernardo hospitals while relying on a mix of permanent and temporary medical staff.
The Almada City Council has extended the alert status due to ongoing landslide risks on the cliffs of Costa da Caparica and Porto Brandão, following several incidents that have occurred since the onset of recent storms.
Update: Ongoing Landslide Risks The municipality of Almada has recorded several landslides on the cliffs of Costa da Caparica and Porto Brandão, a situation that has not yet been resolved.
Around 36 personnel supported by 11 vehicles and an aerial asset were mobilised to the scene of the incident.
One crew member was in the water trying to refloat the vessel. The victims showed signs of hypothermia and exhaustion.
The incident occurred on Wednesday in Almada. An ambulance was only dispatched half an hour after the initial call.
Six vehicles also caught fire.
Victims were transported to the Litoral Alentejano Hospital.
One of the injured, a 35-year-old, was transported by helicopter to São José Hospital.
Victims were transported to the Hospital of Setúbal.
Since the beginning of the month, successive failures in water supply have been reported, with a particular impact on the Costa da Caparica, leading the municipal council to declare a state of alert.
16 emergency personnel supported by seven vehicles were mobilised to the scene.
Pre-hospital emergency technicians contest the 'OnCall' programme.
Fifteen locations in the Almada municipality will be without water supply tonight as part of a scheduled plan to restore reserves, with daily interruptions expected in different areas until at least next Friday. From 10:00 PM tonight until 6:00 AM on Saturday, there will be a total water cut in Laranjeiro, Feijó, Vale Flores, Barrocas, Cova da Piedade, Chegadinho, Pragal, Monte da Caparica, Raposo, Torre, Murfacém, Pêra, Alto do Índio, Quinta do Secretário, and Vale Mourelos. The municipality has been experiencing successive water supply failures since the beginning of the month, leading the local council to declare an alert situation and implement restrictions on non-essential water use.
Daily interruptions are planned in different areas of the municipality until at least next Friday.
More than 20 locations in the Almada municipality will be without water today as part of supply cuts being carried out to restore reserves, it was announced today.
Once restored, the water “may reach the tap at different times within the affected areas”
Inês de Medeiros refused to resign. The mayor also pointed out that Luís Montenegro's government took advantage of the situation to shift focus away from the national exams controversy.
The Mayor of Almada acknowledges that the commissioning of a new borehole on Sunday brought some relief to the municipality's water system, but states that it is not enough to stop the scheduled cuts that have been occurring every night between 10 pm and 6 am, having...
A report on the lack of water supply affecting the Almada region.
An issue with the elevators left the stairwells filled with smoke. Firefighters brought the blaze under control.
The Water and Waste Services Regulation Authority (ERSAR) reported this Saturday that tap water may show changes following supply cuts in the municipality of Almada, though its safety for human consumption is not compromised. “After the supply cut, tap water may appear whitish,” it warns.
Ten areas in the Almada municipality will be without water from 10:00 PM today until 6:00 AM on Sunday, as part of measures by the City Council to restore water reserves, the local authority announced. In a joint note released on the official Facebook pages of the Almada City Council and the Municipalised Services of...
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The water supply cut will last until 6 AM on Sunday. Furthermore, Fenprof considers the government's decision to pay overtime to teachers grading national exams to be pathetic.
Eleven areas in the Almada municipality will be without water from 10:00 pm this Saturday until 6:00 am on Sunday, as part of the City Council's measures to restore water reserves.
The municipality is in a state of alert due to the lack of water
The Mayor of Almada, Inês de Medeiros (PS), declared a state of alert in the municipality on Wednesday.
The restrictions are due to the alert status caused by water supply failures in the municipality.
