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Zero and AEPRA warn about broken and abandoned asbestos cement sheets on public roads after the storm. The DGS emphasizes that handling these waste materials can release cancer-causing fibres.
The storm continues to cause visible damage and losses for residents. Several parishes in Leiria remain without electricity.
The passage of Storm Kristin caused significant damage to over 50 Portuguese monuments, including the Charolinha of Mata dos Sete Montes in Tomar, which was completely destroyed, and the Convent of Christ, a World Heritage Site, which suffered extensive damage.
Delfim, 74, told CMTV that he thought he was going to be left homeless on the night the storm devastated the country.
The passage of Storm Kristin was devastating, causing at least ten fatalities.
Seven days after the storm that swept through the Leiria region, debris is being cleared at the S. Pedro de Moel campsite.
Pedro Bianchi Prata shared a video showing his training centre destroyed.
Six cypresses that stood inside the Monastery of Santa Maria da Vitória in Batalha, in the district of Leiria, fell following the passage of Storm Kristin, the monument's director said today.
On the night the depression Kristin passed through Marinha Grande, Martim woke to the sound of the wind and began filming, thinking it might be “a comical situation” to share on social media — until he realised the winds, which reached speeds of 204 km/h, had completely taken the roof off the house where he lived.
Glass panes, roof tiles and tarpaulins to repair roofs, and generators, lanterns, batteries and gas stoves to supply homes are the main items sought by those affected by Storm Kristin.
The Convent of Christ and the monasteries of Alcobaça and Batalha, listed by UNESCO, are in the area of the country most affected by the storm system named Kristin. Six cypress trees fell in the cloisters of the latter.
Storm Kristin caused damage mainly in the centre of the country and has so far resulted in at least five fatalities. From Wednesday to Sunday evening, Generali Tranquilidade registered more than 3,000 claims notifications, “which represents an increase of about ten times compared with normal levels”, they told ECOseguros. ...
Landscape architect Aurora Carapinha explains the factors behind the destruction in the areas most affected by Storm Kristin.
Around 90% of the trees on the grounds of the Aljubarrota Battle Interpretation Centre (CIBA), in Porto de Mós in the Leiria district, fell due to Storm Kristin, the administration announced today.
Leiria City Council today launched the Estragos.pt platform for residents to report damage caused by Storm Kristin, the council president, Gonçalo Lopes, announced.
This week’s 'Doa a Quem Doer' was in Leiria, where Storm Kristin left a trail of destruction, with several people injured and also displaced.
The Association of Glass Packaging Manufacturers estimated losses of millions of euros for the sector, which, on top of the costs of rebuilding damaged factories, includes exports lost due to Storm Kristin. “The losses will be in the millions,” said the president of the Association of Glass Packaging Manufacturers (AIVE), Tiago Moreira da ...
The municipality of Penacova registered power cuts today in some villages due to the wind, while it is still assessing the damage from Storm Kristin, felt mainly in fallen trees and on the road network.
Weather conditions began to deteriorate at Praia de Vieira de Leiria, in the municipality of Marinha Grande, one of the first areas hit by the depression, with heavy rain and strong winds. On site, CNN Portugal reporter Gonçalo Nuno Cabral says damage persists, there are power cuts and houses without roofs, raising authorities' concern overnight.
On the fifth day after the storm, in the rain, residents of Marinha Grande in the Leiria district choose the type of roof tile they need and take home tarpaulins to cover what the wind blew away.
On his half-hectare plot, Leonardo Francisco lists avocado trees, strawberry trees and old, mature trees — 'nothing was left standing'.
Several bars and restaurants in the town have been reduced to rubble following the passage of depression Kristin.
Only around 25% of Portugal’s properties and infrastructure are insured against natural disasters, a weakness exposed by a recent week of severe storms. Material damages are still being assessed while major multi-risk insurers — notably Fidelidade, Generali Tranquilidade and Ageas — are accelerating claims handling on the ground. The low insurance penetration highlights underinsurance and significant fiscal and economic exposure, creating both reputational and commercial opportunities for insurers to expand coverage. Analysts say the event underscores the need for faster claims processes, clearer public–private risk-sharing mechanisms, targeted incentives to raise uptake, and investments in resilience and risk mapping as climate-driven extreme weather becomes more frequent.
Depression Kristin, following storm Joseph, is set to cross Portugal and has prompted Civil Protection to raise the special state of readiness to level 4 along the coastal strip from Viana do Castelo to Setúbal. Authorities expect the most critical period around 04:00; by 22:00 more than 1,500 incidents had been recorded and one person died in Vila Franca de Xira after a tree fell on a car. This minute-by-minute briefing tracks developments, emergency responses and public-safety impacts as the situation unfolds.