Levee Breach Near Coimbra Collapses A1 and Triggers Evacuations

Overview

• The A1 is closed in both directions between Coimbra Norte and Coimbra Sul after a levee failure on the Mondego opened a crater at km 191.2.
• Proteção Civil reported a second subsidence that destabilized the north–south carriageway, and engineers are evaluating the structure.
• Authorities ordered preventive evacuations for roughly 3,000–3,500 residents in high‑risk areas around Coimbra.
• Brisa advises using the A8/A17/A25 corridor or the IC2 and says it cannot yet estimate repairs, with more than 30 operatives deployed on site.
• Weeks of severe storms have killed at least 15 people and the environment agency forecasts exceptional Mondego flows through Saturday.