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The aim is to address the lack of workforce needed to rebuild the areas affected by storm Kristin.
“E-Redes has done as much as it can in a very difficult situation,” said the Minister for the Environment and Energy, when confronted by journalists about the delay in restoring electricity to areas affected by Storm Kristin. This morning, 161,000 customers still had no access to electricity, 110,000 of these customers concentrated in Leiria. The minister ...
Gonçalo Ribeiro Telles, a commentator for CNN Portugal, reflects on whether the passage of Storm Kristin could have any impact on the outcome of the second round of the presidential election.
Having had no contact with his native village in Ourém for five days, the Patriarch of Lisbon today called for support for the municipalities hit by Storm Kristin and praised the resilience of his fellow townspeople, who have also been repeatedly affected by wildfires.
In addition to military personnel, the Armed Forces have 74 vehicles on the ground for support operations. Storm Kristin has already caused eight deaths; two of them fell from roofs they were attempting to repair.
On the campaign trail in Leiria for the second time in three days, André Ventura repeats a new slogan. “To hell with the elections, all of them. To hell with the elections,” he replies when asked by journalists whether his visit to areas affected by Storm Kristin could benefit his ongoing presidential campaign.
The candidate kept his focus on responding to those affected by Storm Kristin and reinforced his call for mobilisation. In Lixa, the job of delivering political messages fell to supporters who took to the pulpit.
If you are reading this article in an app, access the quiz here. The week now drawing to a close was marked by the passage of Storm Kristin, which left a trail of destruction across much of the country, notably in the central region of Portugal, and has so far caused five fatalities. The violence of this storm brought down trees ...
Isabel Marto, vice-president of Pombal City Council, provides an update after Storm Kristin passed through the area.
Find out what precautions you should take if you live in one of the areas affected by Storm Kristin.
Maria da Graça Carvalho is in Alcácer do Sal listening to residents' accounts of those affected by Storm Kristin.
Miguel Pinheiro, a CNN Portugal commentator, says it 'makes complete sense' for the President of the Republic to visit the areas affected by Storm Kristin.
The President of the Republic visited Figueira da Foz alongside the mayor, Pedro Santana Lopes, after Storm Kristin passed through.
PSD MEPs want a debate on the storm in Portugal and have already secured the backing of their group, the EPP, the largest group in the European Parliament. They hope to obtain support from the Socialists.
The passage of low-pressure system Kristin caused widespread power outages.
Éloi Figueiredo, full professor of civil engineering at the University of Lisbon, analyses the response operations in the aftermath of Storm Kristin.
Storm Kristin has left a trail of destruction from the north to the south of the country. There are areas completely flooded, uprooted trees and destroyed buildings. A state of calamity has been declared in 60 municipalities.
The organisation also expresses its condolences to the families and friends of the victims of Storm Kristin.
There are 60 municipalities covered by the state of calamity, which was requested by the regions most affected by Storm Kristin. This declaration allows extraordinary measures to be taken, such as the mobilisation of civilians to restore normality.
The Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion met with local officials following Storm Kristin.
On Thursday, the Government declared a state of calamity for 60 municipalities in the areas most affected by Storm Kristin, while leaving the door open for other municipalities to be included. The duration of this exceptional state runs from midnight on Wednesday, 28 January, until next Sunday, 1 February, but ...
Firefighters from around ten brigades are moving today to the regions most affected by Storm Kristin to assist local communities, a civil protection source said, adding that only 22 incidents were reported overnight.
Depression Kristin has left roads impassable and thousands of homes without electricity and water. The Government has declared a state of calamity for 60 municipalities as Civil Protection warns of continued flood risk in the coming days. This minute-by-minute report tracks the evolving weather conditions in Portugal and the emergency response, including infrastructure impacts, mobilised resources and short-term forecasts guiding recovery decisions.
Storm Kristin swept across Portugal, entering near Leiria and causing widespread destruction particularly in the Centre and West. By 22:00 on Wednesday the National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection had logged around 5,400 incidents; high winds uprooted trees, ripped roofs from buildings and disrupted services. Local authorities and Civil Protection have been responding minute-by-minute to damage and casualties, although casualty figures were reported inconsistently during the day. The situation remains dynamic as emergency teams continue operations and meteorological services monitor the depression’s evolution over the coming hours.