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Algarve Daily News25 Sept

Albufeira: Belgian woman, 22, breaks leg after being smashed against rocks by rip current

A 22-year-old Belgian woman was rescued this Thursday, September 24, by crew members from the Ferragudo Lifeboat Station after being swept away by a strong current and rammed against jagged rocks at Salamitras Beach, in the municipality of Albufeira. The victim suffered a leg fracture.

Algarve Daily News17 Aug

‘I’m being persecuted’: Albufeira mayor charged with incitement to hatred and housing discrimination, just 10 months after being voted in

Portugal’s Public Prosecution Service (MP) has charged Albufeira mayor Rui Cristina, of the populist Chega party, with discrimination and incitement to hatred and violence over remarks he made at a Municipal Assembly meeting last year, the Regional Prosecutor’s Office revealed on Monday, 17th August. The mayor has sinc