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The approach of summer is also one of the major concerns in the areas affected by the storms.
Several villages in the Leiria district remain without access to communications following the passage of storm Kristin.
The Leiria City Council approved a motion today demanding the full restoration of power and communications in all parishes of the municipality, calling for structural improvements to these infrastructures.
Communications were only restored in the city centre.
The mayor of Penela said today that the municipality is still 'turned upside down', that there are concerns about power cuts, communications and damaged homes, and announced the reopening of schools for the second term.
The Batalha Town Council is distributing paper notices door-to-door to residents due to communications difficulties, the municipality's president told the Lusa news agency. The council is organising a volunteer action today to clean up the municipality.
Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa arrived in Leiria at around 19:00, one of the areas most affected by Storm Kristin.
At 20:00, the President said it is critically urgent to re-establish communications and basic services — including water and electricity — and all other necessary services.
André Sousa, president of Batalha Town Council, gives an assessment of the recovery work in the municipality after the passage of Depression Kristin over Portugal.
Cefamol's secretary‑general — the National Association of the Moulds Industry, Manuel Oliveira — warned today of the 'extremely difficult situation' facing companies in Marinha Grande and called for the rapid restoration of power and communications.
Rui Rocha, Secretary of State for Civil Protection, reveals that 452,000 customers remain without electricity across the country, of whom 298,000 are concentrated in Leiria. The priority, he says, is 'restoring communications, which are essential for carrying out the recovery work.'
Fallen trees, blocked streets and neighbourhoods without power. The passage of Storm Kristin left Leiria without electricity, with intermittent water supplies and disrupted communications.
