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Local Algarve news, and International news in English. An 11 year old girl died yesterday evening, after being run over by a heavy goods vehicle at around 5.30pm, on one of the city’s main roads.

5 天之前 · An 11 year old girl died yesterday evening, after being run over by a heavy goods vehicle at around 5.30pm, on one of the city’s main roads. The emergency teams received the alert at 17:32 and arrived at the scene soon after, to discover that the young Brazilian girl had been “run over by a ...

2024年11月1日 · Next Tuesday, a simulated setting where an earthquake causes the collapse of structures and a 'tsunami', affecting Portimão and Silves, will test the readiness of the Algarve's Civil Protection.

6 天之前 · There will be restrictions on road traffic along Estrada de Paderne, between Ferreiras and Cerro do Ouro, until April 11th, due to the replacement of large diameter water supply pipes. The contract assignment, which was signed on Tuesday, January 28th, estimates that the works will last 11 months ...

2025年1月29日 · The recent rains have filled many of the Algarve's streams, resulting in a significant increase in water in the Algarve's dams, especially in the east of the region. But, even so, there are still two Algarve reservoirs in the red, that is, …

5 天之前 · Portugal has reached a new milestone in renewable energy production. In January 2025, 72% of the country’s electricity demand was supplied by renewable sources, with wind and hydro leading the way. At one point, Portugal generated 10,845 megawatts (MW) of clean energy, breaking previous records ...

2024年12月6日 · The Portuguese Environment Agency (APA) have announced that the six dams that supply the Algarve are at 35% of their total water storage capacity, ensuring water supply for another year.

2024年10月22日 · The contract for the design, construction and operation of the future desalination plant in the Algarve, which should be built by the end of 2026, will be signed today in Albufeira in the presence of the Prime Minister, announced Águas do Algarve.

2024年8月6日 · Reservoir levels in the Algarve have fallen again, coinciding with global temperatures approaching record highs. The amount of water stored in all the Algarve’s river basins fell in June and again in July.