Barcas (Bridge of Boats), a pontoon bridge on the River Douro in Porto, Portugal was the site of one of the world's most deadly bridge disasters which occurred...

course of which thousands of fleeing citizens drowned in the Porto Boat Bridge disaster. The Second Portuguese campaign started with the Battle of Braga...

pontoon bridge forming the first permanent crossing between Porto and Gaia, which was the site of the Porto Boat Bridge disaster when the bridge partially...

the city's residents south over the river Douro, to die in the Porto Boat Bridge disaster. Between 6,000 and 20,000 Portuguese soldiers were dead, wounded...

in the Porto Boat Bridge disaster, when the city's only bridge, a pontoon bridge (or 'ponte de barcas'), was destroyed. While Soult was in Porto, a detached...

representing the 4000 people of Porto who died in the Porto Boat Bridge disaster of 29 March 1809 when the Ponte das Barcas pontoon bridge they were crossing to...

List of maritime disasters Carnival Triumph MS Sea Diamond SS Jeddah The Ballad of the Costa Concordia In August 2011, Giglio Porto's mayor, Sergio Ortelli...

("the poor souls of the bridge") in homage to the victims of the Porto Boat Bridge disaster at a shrine on the Porto Riverside. Porto, Universidade do (2016-06-20)...

figures of the Brazilian Catholic Church commented on the disaster, including Archbishop of Porto Alegre and CNBB president, Jaime Spengler, as well as Archbishop...

shelter here. A sandy beach may have provided a landing place for small boats. A freshwater supply exists in the valley that lies between two of the three...

trading/shipping port and the capital city. The island's name was changed to Porto Rico by the United States after the Treaty of Paris of 1898. The anglicized...

they were built at Triest. The 250t-class, T-group boats had short raised forecastles and an open bridge, and were fast and agile, well designed for service...

bodies were recovered in the Fontana area of the valley. A bridge downstream from the disaster area was submerged, complicating rescue efforts. One campsite...

that can carry sleepers to their deaths. Several rivers with neither bridges nor boats must be crossed. No services of any kind are available; food, a tent...

before they were joined by five more 250t-class boats and another three destroyers for the bombardment of Porto Corsini, Marotta and Cesenatico. The bombardment...

buddy : Crystal 180 36 "Bottle Boat Bon Voyage" Porto 2019 (2019) 2019 Nuno is a Portuguese child, who loves making model boats. In order to prevent his little...

railroad's various bridge extensions, including Moser Channel through the Seven Mile Bridge. These channels allowed the passage of boats and tidal exchanges...

main shipyard at Fiume. The 250t-class F-group boats had short raised forecastles and an open bridge, and were fast and agile, well designed for service...

derives from floduz). Environment portal Ecology portal Disaster response – Second phase of the disaster management cycle Diversion dam – Dam that diverts some...

della Libertà (Liberty Bridge) between the mainland and the city centre. Other stations in the municipality are Venezia Porto Marghera, Venezia Carpenedo...

undertaken out of necessity after a natural disaster occurs. There have also been a few human-made disasters. Major restoration was necessary after the...

Spain. Portugal reported over 1,300 incidents. The hardest hit city was Porto, where numerous cars were damaged and railroads were disrupted. At the height...

and protected the crossing of 400 men in boats. This small force then secured the west bank so that the bridges could be completed. Meanwhile, neither of...

issued for coastal areas of Västernorrland and Västerbotten county. In Porto, Portugal's main northern city, the storm hit hardest, uprooting 400 trees...

Meteorological Laboratory. June 2020. Retrieved March 10, 2021. "Tropical Storm Off Porto Rico [sic] Caused Atlantic City Tidal Wave". The Daily News. No. 17. Passaic...

Nauplia Slamat Diamond & Wryneck Ananes Rock Souda Bay The Slamat disaster is a succession of three related shipwrecks during the Battle of Greece on 27...

1928-1996 (in Portuguese) (2 ed.). Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS. pp. 18–21. ISBN 978-85-7430-760-2. Brazilian Seaplane Disaster Flight, 6 December 1928, p.1038...

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they were built at Triest. The 250t-class, T-group boats had short raised forecastles and an open bridge, and were fast and agile, well designed for service...

warning for northern, coastal parts of Portugal, including the city of Porto. Whilst, Spain's AEMET issued a orange wind warning for the north-west coast...