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Ursula von der Leyen thanks all the teams working to ensure citizens' safety and to restore the electricity supply. A state of calamity remains in effect until Sunday.
According to the head of the European Commission, the EU “is ready to support Portugal's recovery through our fastest and most effective mechanisms”.
The passage of Storm Kristin across Portuguese territory left a trail of destruction, displacing several people and causing four deaths.
The Commission is also in contact with the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) regarding outages caused by the storm.
