Marcelo calls for swift responses for affected communities, but warns: "This will be a much longer effort than expected"

In Alvaiázere, "more than 95% of the residential and commercial property stock was affected"

The president of Alvaiázere's Municipal Chamber, João Paulo Guerreiro, assesses the situation in his municipality, which he described as severely “devastated” by the passage of storm Kristin. According to the mayor, “it will be difficult to restore the entirety of the electricity supply”, at a time when, more than a week after the storm, only 60% of customers already have electricity — a situation that also looks pessimistic regarding communications, as was evident during the interview with CNN.

Figueiró dos Vinhos remains without electricity and communications

Residents of the village, which has around 25 inhabitants, are unable to contact their relatives.

Almost 200,000 customers remain without electricity

There are still isolated communities without power or communications. This is the case in the merged parish of Colmeias and Memória, in Leiria.

All parishes in Oleiros are without electricity and communications

The mayor said he is in constant contact with E-Redes and mobile communications operators, but emphasised that “the situation is very difficult, despite teams being on the ground”.

GNR in Sertã provides a patrol to enable contact between family members

Officers are providing transport to relatives of people who are without communications or electricity due to the severe weather.

Helicopter flies over Leiria stadium to assess damage

In the city hardest hit by Storm Kristin, there are still blocked roads and communications outages.

Batalha town hall distributes paper notices door-to-door due to communications problems

The Batalha town hall is distributing paper notices door-to-door to residents because of communications problems, the mayor told the Lusa news agency; he is organising a volunteer clean-up of the municipality today. “Yesterday [Friday], as there was no communication across the municipality, we did that — distributing information leaflets...”

Storm Kristin leaves a trail of destruction in Leiria

The country's most affected municipality has been plunged into chaos, with thousands of people without electricity, water or communications.

Storm days: life without water or power and, for many, without work

Hundreds of businesses have been destroyed between Leiria and Pombal; some do not know if they will reopen. Thousands of people are without power, water and communications. A trip to the villages where the nights seem endless.

Collection of goods in several parts of the country. Find out where to help

Drop-off points for food donations are organised by associations, municipal authorities and companies. Several municipalities in Leiria remain without electricity, water and communications due to the Kristin low-pressure system.

"Our territory has been completely swept away": Sertã still without water, power or communications and 15 people displaced

Local officials speak of “very significant damage”, but the priority is to secure the water supply, which is cut off due to the lack of electricity. With the local radio off the air because of the damage, residents have created a WhatsApp group where they exchange information and requests for help.