The Environment Minister has today announced that the Government will allocate five million euros from the Environmental Fund to awareness campaigns and contingency solutions, in view of the drought situation that the country is currently going through.
A British man in his 70's was rescued this yesterday afternoon, when he had a cardiac arrest while walking on the beach at Quinta do Lago.
As part of the Forest Management Plan (PGF) of the land next to Ancão beach, Loulé, around 2.5 tons of invasive exotic plants have been removed in the last month and more than 1,000 new trees have been planted in their place.
In addition to the lack of water supply in Gregórios and Canhestros, Silves and SB Messines this afternoon, February 22nd, Silves council are warning of interruption to the water supply on February 24th, between 9:00 am and 12:00 pm in the West Zone of Rua Almeida Garrett in Pêra, where the parishes of Alcantarilha and Pêra meet.
According to the most recent bulletin by the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA), more than 90% of Portugal is in severe or extreme drought, which indicates a new worsening of the meteorological drought situation in the country.
Algarve born film actor and stuntman David Chan Cordeiro hits the screens in his latest mega Hollywood production, “Uncharted' an action film that arrived in cinemas last Thursday.
According to the Minister of State, Mariana Vieira da Silva, discussions at the Infarmed meeting on Wednesday have resulted in the lifting of some covid-19 restrictions, which will come into play “in the coming days”.
The deputy from the Olhão City Council's office, Sérgio Viana, has been suspended after an alleged disagreement with a council worker, seemingly involving a pickaxe.
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