University of Coimbra Experts Trace the February Mondego Dike Rupture to Failed Flood Defences and Years of Neglected Maintenance
A University of Coimbra working group has traced February's rupture of the Baixo Mondego flood dikes to protection systems that largely failed, a channel silted by debris trapped under the A1 bridge and years without maintenance — concluding the fix is repair and upkeep, not a new strategy.
