Leiria, Portugal
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João Marques, mayor of Pedrógão Grande, says the municipality has an “estimate of 12 million and 800 thousand euros in losses,” but as the days go by, “new cases are being discovered.”
João Marques highlighted that this amount refers only to damage to municipal infrastructure.
The municipality of Pedrógão Grande has submitted a report to the Central Regional Coordination and Development Commission detailing 12.8 million euros in damages caused by severe weather, though the local authority continues to identify further damage.
Civil Protection has warned residents of Pedrógão Grande about the danger of electrocution following damage to the local electricity network; people are advised to avoid downed power lines and damaged electrical equipment until repairs are completed.
The Pedrógão Grande Civil Protection service, in the Leiria district, warned residents today about the risk of electrocution from fallen poles and power cables that remain live in areas affected by depression Kristin.
The municipal service advises: “Never touch fallen or damaged electrical cables” and “keep your distance from poles, cables or suspicious structures”.
The mayor said that in that municipality in the Leiria district there are still many houses with missing roofs and numerous housing problems, alongside a huge shortage of labour.
The association reports that 'families felt fear and uncertainty in body and soul' and accuses the Government of an inadequate response, while thanking the local councils and firefighters.
AVIPG said that the country's inland areas were left to fend for themselves.
The Association of Victims of the Pedrógão Grande Fire (AVIPG) accused the Government of a 'slow, insufficient and distant' response following Storm Kristin, and said the country's interior was left to fend for itself.