The heavy rain that fell between 1:30pm and 2:00pm today (8
November) in Lisbon led to the closure of some roads and the temporary closure
of the tunnel next.
After a fire at a church in August killed 42 people, Egypt's Christians are worried about the fate of their places of worship, which lack proper infrastructure and financial support to meet safety standards. But, as Egypt's Mada Masr reports, this is not a new problem, and it is one that has been ongoing for years, during which Christians were not given permission to set up churches.
The fire that has been raging in Odemira since early Sunday
afternoon has been declared as “dominated” this morning, according to the National
Emergency.