Latest news and stories about emergency services in infrastructure in Setúbal, Portugal for expats and residents.
The Almada City Council has extended the municipal alert status regarding water supply until August 31, citing high temperatures and increased tourism despite reservoir levels reaching 78%.
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.
Authorities have resumed the search for a crew member from a vessel that sank on Friday off the coast of Sesimbra, in the Setúbal district, expanding the search area, the Portuguese Navy announced.
The Portuguese Navy highlights that “the search area has been expanded”.
Death was declared at the scene.
Traffic on the Complementary Itinerary 1 (IC1) near Ermidas-Sado in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém, Setúbal district, which was cut off this afternoon following a brush fire, was restored at 19:37, according to a Civil Protection source.
The Complementary Itinerary 1 (IC1) has been closed to traffic near Ermidas-Sado, in the municipality of Santiago do Cacém, since 5:03 PM this Monday due to a fire consuming an area of brush, Civil Protection reported. A source from the Alentejo Litoral Sub-regional Command for Emergency and Civil Protection told the Lusa agency that road traffic is cut off at kilometer 617 of the IC1 due to a fire for which an alert was given at 4:09 PM. According to the same source, the fire originated from a vehicle that caught fire, with the flames spreading to the brush. Around 5:30 PM, according to the Civil Protection website, the flames were being fought by 90 personnel, supported by 24 vehicles and seven aerial assets.
The fire originated from a vehicle that caught fire, with the flames spreading to the brush.
Authorities are searching for a 28-year-old man
Search operations underway by water, land, and sea. The man was performing work on the hull of a ship at Lisnave.
Similar to what occurred on Saturday, average waiting times remain high across several emergency departments in the National Health Service (SNS) hospitals.
Similar to what occurred on Saturday, average waiting times remain high in several emergency departments of the National Health Service (SNS) hospitals.
According to data available on the portal at 08:45, patients at the Nossa Senhora do Rosário Hospital (Barreiro) emergency department were waiting on average more than 11 hours for their first observation.
Urgent patients in Barreiro are waiting almost six hours — ten times beyond the recommended limit. Santa Maria Hospital and Garcia de Orta are also recording waits of more than seven hours.
Average waiting times for initial observation exceeded 11 hours this Thursday at the Barreiro emergency department, in the Arco Ribeirinho Local Health Unit, according to the National Health Service portal.
Average waiting times for initial assessment exceeded 11 hours today at the Barreiro Hospital emergency department, part of the Arco Ribeirinho Local Health Unit (ULS), according to the National Health Service (SNS) portal. Data available on the portal at 08:45 indicated that at the Nossa Senhora do Rosário Hospital (Barreiro) emergency department...
According to data available on the portal at 08:45, patients at the Nossa Senhora do Rosário Hospital (Barreiro) emergency department were waiting on average more than 11 hours for their first observation.
The accident, which involved a light passenger vehicle, resulted in one fatality at the scene and three seriously injured people, who were transported to the Garcia de Orta Hospital.
The case of a State that has swapped the role of serving for the role of serving itself, and which no longer even hides the swap very well.
The vehicle was travelling in emergency mode. Victims were assisted at the scene.
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.
