Latest news and stories about flood recovery in Portugal for expats and residents.
Heavily affected by the storm, Leiria came together to clear the debris that had accumulated in the city and around the stadium. CNN Portugal reporter Pedro Bichardo is covering the 'Reerguer Leiria' initiative and reports about 600 people taking part.
In Alcácer do Sal, the water has not yet receded and, with warnings of worsening weather, residents fear the worst. Unable to begin cleaning work, they are trying to salvage some belongings from inside their homes.
The Águeda River has already begun to recede after, on Thursday, it completely flooded the southern bank. This Friday there is no longer “properly a flood”, reports CNN Portugal journalist Hugo Pereira Santos.
Normality is already beginning to return in Vila Nova de Poiares, near Coimbra, although there are still difficulties caused by heavy rain and strong gusts of wind.
