A 35-year-old woman died and a 47-year-old man was seriously injured following a two-car collision on the A2 motorway near Almodôvar on Friday. Emergency services, including the National Institute of Medical Emergency (Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica or INEM), responded to the scene, and traffic was partially restricted while operations were underway.

The Portuguese Firefighters League (Liga dos Bombeiros Portugueses or LBP) has unanimously voted to terminate its cooperation agreement with the National Institute of Medical Emergency (Instituto Nacional de Emergência Médica or INEM). The decision follows a 20 million euro debt owed to the firefighters for pre-hospital services. The termination will take effect 120 days after formal notification, potentially impacting emergency response services.

Update: Government promises solution for INEM debt to firefighters

Minister of Internal Administration Luís Neves promised this Saturday that the government will find a solution in the coming days to resolve the outstanding payments. INEM acknowledged the debt, citing a need for budgetary reinforcement, and assured that emergency services will not be interrupted during the transition.

President of the Republic António José Seguro has begun his first Open Presidency, a five-day tour to inspect storm-affected regions in central Portugal. During his visits, he criticized the government for delays in distributing financial support to residents and businesses, urging Prime Minister Luís Montenegro to accelerate the process.

A 57-year-old man died on Monday afternoon after being struck by a train near Moledo in the municipality of Caminha. Rail traffic on the Minho line was suspended for approximately two hours between Caminha and Carreço while emergency services, including the Medical Emergency and Resuscitation Vehicle (Viatura Médica de Emergência e Reanimação or VMER), responded to the scene. An investigation into the circumstances of the accident is underway.

A head-on collision involving three vehicles on the IC1 road in Santiago do Cacém resulted in four deaths on Friday. The victims, all members of a German family, included two parents and their two minor children. A 69-year-old individual was also seriously injured and transported by helicopter to a hospital in Lisbon.

Around 51,000 people remain without phone or internet communications across 33 municipalities after recent severe weather, the Mission Structure (Estrutura de Missão) reports, while authorities have recorded about 139,500 claims totalling roughly €505 million. The government says it is processing thousands of requests for income support, home recovery and loans as repair work continues. Those affected should follow municipal and central-government notices about temporary support and restoration timetables.

Almost a month after Storm Kristin (tempestade Kristin) hit mainland Portugal on January 28, around 4,500 E‑Redes customers remain without electricity in the worst‑affected areas, the company said. The telecoms regulator ANACOM expects problems in the fixed communications network to continue until mid‑June, complicating recovery and repairs. E‑Redes says restoration work is ongoing; affected residents should check the operator’s updates and local municipal notices for temporary power or communications arrangements. Those living in the impacted municipalities should note possible continued service interruptions.

More than two weeks after Storm Kristin, parts of the Leiria region remain without power and recovery may take weeks or months, RTP reports. E-Redes and foreign teams, including technicians from Ireland, have been assisting local crews to restore supply; bad weather has slowed repairs in some areas. Residents still without electricity should follow municipal and E-Redes updates and plan for extended outages where repairs continue.

Update: Irish crews assisting; recovery may take months

RTP adds that recovery timelines remain long — potentially weeks or months — and that foreign technicians, including teams from Ireland who travelled long distances to help, continue to support E-Redes while bad weather hampers repairs.

E-Redes reported that electricity cuts tied to the Kristin depression have fallen to about 26,000 customers on mainland Portugal, with roughly 16,000 still blacked out in the most affected areas. Operators say around 5,000 customers had supply restored during the day as crews prioritised the hardest-hit zones. Those without power should follow local restoration updates from E-Redes and check contingency plans for heating and medical equipment.

Update: Conflicting outlet counts show 26k–31k outages

RTP and Expresso give a current figure of about 26,000 customers without power, with roughly 16,000 in the worst-hit zones and about 5,000 restorations during the day, while Correio da Manhã reported up to 31,000 earlier — a range reporters attribute to different update times and local reporting. Expect numbers to change as crews finish repairs.