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A 120-year-old crocodile discovered under the floorboards of a school classroom in Wales has gone on display. The remains of the giant saltwater crocodile, which were found by workmen in June 2019, have been meticulously conserved. Pupils at Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Bodringallt in Pentre, Rhondda Cynon Taf, arrived at school on Wednesday to view the…

A stowaway gecko survived inside a box of musical instruments for three months as it travelled 4,800 miles from China to the UK. The 10cm gecko, nicknamed Thin Lizard by RSPCA staff, was discovered at a musical instrument importing company in Maidstone, Kent, on Monday last week – having been sealed in an ocean shipping…

In 1971 Vilarinho da Furna was flooded, in the Peneda-Gerês National Park. The village was inhabited by about 300 people, who had to move to neighbouring towns. Nostalgia is felt by many whenever the waters recede as they remember the village as it was originally built, with granite dwellings, characteristic of the region. The drought…

Located in the district of Coimbra, the dam located in the parish of Portela do Fojo, in Pampilhosa da Serra, is one of the largest dams in Portugal. Vilar de Amoreira was the village that disappeared with the construction of the dam. Submerged by the river Zêzere, the ruins of a village that has been…

The construction of dams in some cases implies the submersion of villages and Portugal carried out these works in some localities of the country. In the inhabited areas, villages were rebuilt, or housing was offered to those whose properties were submerged in the creating of the dams. Currently, due to the effects of the severe…

“We want to later create protocols of effective collaboration with the Air Force and the Republican National Guard (GNR) to reach the isolated cases that may occur in the interior of the country,” he said, justifying that the purpose is to “act fast and make a more effective clearance”. Vítor Moreira stressed that the team…