Preventive detention for driver of hit-and-run in Albufeira
Diário de Viseu27 August 2026 at 16:15
The criminal investigating judge in Portimão ordered the pre-trial detention of the man who ran over several people in the early hours of Tuesday in Albufeira, causing 16 injured, two of whom in serious condition. The suspect, detained following the hit-and-run, was subjected to more serious coercive measures, now being held in pre-trial detention.
The H-35 Civil Protection helicopter was unable to rescue a Kazakh tourist, approximately 30 years old, who suffered a fall on a path leading to Pico Ruivo. The rescue operation will continue to be carried out by land, through the mountain slopes.
Almost a year after the Elevador da Glória tragedy in Lisbon, which killed 16 people, one of the victims breaks the silence for the first time to tell how he survived the accident. The man, who was mistakenly given up as dead, was unconscious and admitted to a hospital in the Portuguese capital, while his family, who lived in Germany, received the false news of his death.
The Public Security Police dismantled a group linked to violent crime in Caldas da Rainha, through an operation aimed at interrupting the criminal activity of the suspects, namely violent crimes and the use of firearms.
Chinese and Nepalese authorities warn of the risk of new landslides after the devastating floods that hit Nepal and Tibet, transforming the landscape into something unrecognizable. The total recovery of the region could take years. This Thursday, a 5.0 magnitude earthquake was also recorded on the Richter scale, further worsening the situation.
