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In several sections of the track, there is also a need to improve the drainage network, namely through the installation of boxes with cleaning grates.
Helena Matos emphasises that, beyond announcing support, the problem is the real capacity for implementation in an industrial region with thousands of damages to be repaired. The CNN Portugal commentator highlights the lack of skilled labour, especially in construction, and says the catastrophe exposes the country’s structural weaknesses in infrastructure and maintenance.
The construction of the Girabolhos dam, in the municipality of Seia, and the maintenance of the Mondego's hydraulic works downstream of Coimbra are two essential conditions to prevent flooding in that river basin, farmers and association leaders said.
