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The Intermunicipal Community of Beira Baixa has approved 57.34 million euros to support recovery efforts following Storm Kristin. The region registered over 2,200 applications for aid, totaling 74.33 million euros in identified damages. Local authorities are prioritizing the validation of remaining applications to ensure support reaches affected businesses and residents quickly.
The European Commission has proposed a 489 million euro aid package to assist Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Malta in recovering from severe storms and flooding that occurred earlier this year.
The PSD delegation in the European Parliament has formally asked the European Commission which existing and potential instruments it can activate to assist areas of Portugal hit by Storm Kristin. PSD MEPs warned that material damage may be 'incalculable' and that conditions on the ground are worse than international reports indicate; President von der Leyen has pledged swift assistance. The delegation urged the Portuguese Government to be present in affected areas — to repair, care and listen — and called for a planned, not improvised, State response to the emergency.
An order signed by the Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, José Manuel Fernandes, was published this Thursday in the Diário da República.
The Ombudsman identified a relevant set of constraints in the support created following Storm Kristin, but also good practices in the response to the population, recommending the implementation of a regime and fund for natural and seismic disasters. According to the report 'Storm Kristin — Assessment of support for housing reconstruction', released this Wednesday, ...
Three months after the storm, almost nothing has been done to support the Portuguese people.
The European Union Solidarity Fund provides rapid and flexible financial assistance of up to one billion euros annually to member states affected by major natural disasters.
Leiria, rather than being the target of a recovery, is being the stage for retaliation by a noisy opponent of the Government who thought Leiria was the appropriate setting.
Anselmo Crespo reflects on the scale of the damage caused by Storm Kristin after witnessing the destruction in Leiria, one of the districts most affected by the storm. The CNN Portugal commentator says the whole region is “in a hole so deep that no one can see the light at the end of the tunnel”. Therefore, more than financial aid — which he criticises for being late — communities “need people to help them rebuild their homes and their businesses”.
Around 170 billboard tarpaulins that were put up during the election campaign will be used to help mitigate the damage caused by Storm Kristin.
Ricardo Paiágua was one of the creators of the Tempestade SOS platform to help people who were affected by the storm in the centre of the country. 'We do not accept money; the only thing we do is match people who want to help with those who need help,' he explains.
To support farmers in the disaster zones, a call for applications with €40 million to restore productive potential will be opened, the Minister of Agriculture told ECO. This support is in addition to the €10,000 that will be granted through a simplified procedure, as happened after the wildfires. “We will have a call for applications for the restoration of the ...”
By 19:30 the parish hall was almost full of food, clothing, blankets, tarpaulins and roof tiles.
CNN Portugal commentator Anselmo Crespo says the measures the Government has taken for the recovery of the areas affected by Storm Kristin “are going in the right direction”, but he doubts their effectiveness.
More than €600,000 has been raised for the Social Emergency Fund to support victims of Storm Kristin, created by the Diiocesan Caritas of Leiria‑Fátima, it was announced today.
Websites have been set up to gather requests and offers of assistance; donations are also being collected via the GoFundMe platform.
In Soure, there are people who consider the measures announced by the Government on Sunday to support those affected by Storm Kristin to be insufficient.
The actress gave an account that reflects not only the scale of the tragedy but also the spirit of solidarity.
The group the singer was with travelled in four vans to distribute food supplies.
RTP is in Ourém, where it spoke with a family affected by the storm. Celeste said the €1,075 support per household announced by the government is insufficient. “That does nothing for me. That doesn’t help me at all. I have losses here of €50,000 or more,” lamented the resident of Casal do Ribeiro.
At the stadium in Leiria, tiles, tarpaulins, medicines and food continue to arrive, brought by volunteers and donors from various parts of the country. This is the case of Nuno Evangelista, who came from the Algarve. In remarks to CNN Portugal he describes the scene as 'a sadness' and says that 'only those here on the ground are seeing the reality', while families urgently try to cover their roofs.
At the Pavilhão dos Pousos in Leiria, businesses, volunteers and the Navy are distributing roof tiles and tarpaulins to families whose roofs were destroyed by severe weather. The wave of solidarity meets an urgent need at a time when heavy rain continues and is worsening the damage to homes.
The announcement was made on Sunday by Luís Montenegro after an extraordinary Council of Ministers, but the Development Bank has now detailed its part of the plan regarding financial support, following the devastation caused by Depression Kristin, especially in the centre of the country. The measures involve two financing lines with ...
Montenegro followed some of Seguro's advice in its response to the crisis, rebutted criticism, praised ministers in the audience, extended the state of calamity and urged the public to comply with any evacuation orders needed in the coming days. The list of measures approved by the Council of Ministers is extensive and includes a mission framework to recover the affected areas.
CNN Portugal reporter Daniela Rodrigues is in Espite, Ourém, with a family that was severely affected by the passage of Depression Kristin.
A company in the Algarve is delivering tarpaulins and roof tiles to Leiria. An appeal to the public for donations has been launched on social media.
The President of the Republic visited a local business completely destroyed by the passage of Storm Kristin.
A photo gallery documenting the clean-up operation in Leiria after recent devastation, showing emergency crews, volunteers and the scale of the damage.
Leiria — where the low-pressure system entered the country — along with Coimbra and Santarém are the districts reporting the most damage.
In addition to the European mechanism, the European Commission says Portugal can also turn to the EU Solidarity Fund, which aims to help Member States repair damage caused by natural disasters
