The Mayor is awaiting government support to determine which investments to postpone. The municipality has already spent 1.5 million on emergency expenses following storm Kristin.
Ourém needs 42 million after storm Kristin

Context & Explainers
The Mission Structure (Estrutura de Missão) is a temporary government coordination body set up after major incidents to centralize response and recovery actions such as income support, home repairs and loan assistance. It brings together ministries, civil protection and local authorities to process applications, run hotlines and prioritise work — those affected should register with their municipality or the government helpline to be entered into the recovery programme.

IPMA is the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (Instituto Português do Mar e da Atmosfera), the national agency for weather, marine forecasts and climate monitoring. Residents should watch its forecasts and warnings during storms, heatwaves or cold snaps because IPMA issues official advisories used by services, transport operators and local authorities.
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- Severe weather. "Significant part" of affected territory remains without communications according to ANMP10:19pm, 4 Mar 2026 • RTP Notícias
- Parliament approves 100% paid lay-off in areas affected by bad weather9:30pm, 4 Mar 2026 • RTP Notícias
- Environmental Fund mobilised 137 million for support8:37pm, 4 Mar 2026 • Observador
- Bad weather: Environmental Fund mobilised 137 million euros for emergency support7:36pm, 4 Mar 2026 • Público
- Environmental Fund mobilised 137 million euros for emergency support after disaster due to bad weather7:17pm, 4 Mar 2026 • Correio da Manhã
- NOS will bear losses of "millions of euros" caused by the bad weather and denies responsibility for the Siresp failure7:03pm, 4 Mar 2026 • Expresso
- Government increases funding for municipalities and forests affected by storms7:03pm, 4 Mar 2026 • ECO
- Bad weather. Convent of Capuchos reopens to the public7:01pm, 4 Mar 2026 • Observador



