GNR/ Guardia Civil: Serpa hosts international seminar on policing cross-border regions.
International Seminar “Policing in Cross-border and Low Density Regions – Challenges for Security Forces and Communities”.
Ferreira do Alentejo: One dead in IP8 screening.
Vehicle left the carriageway, on the so-called “Parque Faria” straight, towards south / north. The death was declared on site.
Agriculture: The 14 Beja district councils declared in severe or extreme drought.
The Minister of Agriculture, Maria do CĂ©u Antunes, guarantees today that he already signed the drought declaration last Friday, that will encompass 40% of the territory and 67 municipalities south of the Tagus, 14 are in Beja district.
Road safety: New average speed cameras on IC1 and EN260.
The new average speed cameras have already arrived in Portugal. In the district of Beja they will be installed in IC1, crossing the counties of Ourique and Aljustrel and on the EN260 connection, Beja to Vila Verde de Ficalho.
FIRES: A FORECAST FOR 2023.
Considering the trend of recent years and the impacts of global warming, it is likely that Portugal will continue to face forest fires in 2023. Unfortunately, climate change is making fires more frequent and intense, endangering the safety of people and ecosystems.
ROAD ACCIDENTS: A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN A FICTITIOUS COUNTRY.
Let's imagine a fictional country where the death rate from road accidents is extremely high and they are becoming a real epidemic., causing a large number of deaths and serious injuries every year.