Water from dams only enough for eight months
Beneath the exhausted dams, the dried-up irrigation channels and the citrus and avocado orchards, rivers and streams flow that form considerable bodies of water stored between the rocks. The Algarve…
Air link between Bragança and the Algarve at risk
The route linking Trás-os-Montes to the Algarve could be at risk, Sérgio Leal, flight director for Sevenair, which operates the route, told Lusa today. “As far as Sevenair is concerned,…
Six people involved in kidnapping of elderly man in Algarve arrested in Spain
The 82-year-old Portuguese was kidnapped on August 25 in the Algarve and taken to Barcelona. Portuguese and Spanish police authorities have arrested six people in Malaga (Spain) suspected of being…
Algarve desalination plant will produce almost as much water as it loses
Water produced by the future desalination plant in the Algarve will be almost equal to that lost in the supply, says Associação Zero. The amount of water produced by the…
More than 10,000 people homeless in 2022 in Portugal
More than 10,700 people were homeless in 2022, according to the most recent official survey data which, for the first time, had been carried out in all the municipalities of…
First responders denounced waiting times
The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (ANTEM) today denounced waiting times for help for users of more than an hour in various parts of the country. In a statement,…
High cost of rent leads more Algarvians to seek shelter in CAES
Rental prices between 500€ and 700€ are to high, even for people with jobs. Caes (Algarve’s Social Emergency Housing Centre), situated in the outskirts of Faro, is for many families…