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The man died after falling from a roof he was repairing in Porto de Mós. Civil Protection has recorded nearly 12,000 incidents from the arrival of Storm Kristin up to mid‑afternoon today.
Blankets, roof tiles and building materials are the most sought-after items by those affected by Storm Kristin. People from across Portugal are travelling to the city to help.
“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 ...
Heavy precipitation was recorded in the early hours of this Monday, five days after the violent passage of the low-pressure system Kristin. Heavy rain and strong winds are expected to continue throughout this morning.
Around 167,000 E-Redes customers were still without electricity at 12:00, of whom 49,900 were in Leiria municipality, due to the effects of depression Kristin, the company's chairman said.
Around 180,000 E-Redes customers were still without electricity today at 08:00 in mainland Portugal, most in the Leiria area, following the depression 'Kristin' in the early hours of last Wednesday.
This is the seventh fatality resulting from the storm.
Isabel Marto, vice-president of Pombal City Council, provides an update after Storm Kristin passed through the area.
The company does not explain why it took the opportunity to immobilise practically all long-distance trains north of Lisbon, following the effects caused by Storm Kristin.
Storm Kristin affected the activity of around a hundred petrol stations, mainly due to power outages, says ENSE – National Entity of Energy Services. The same entity publishes the operators and their respective addresses, accompanied by: "So far, around a hundred affected stations have been identified, of which ...
Around 211,000 E-Redes customers remained without electricity at 06:00 in mainland Portugal, most of them in the Leiria area, following Depression Kristin in the early hours of Wednesday. Compared with the update issued by E-Redes on Friday at 22:00 (mainland Portugal time), there are now 23,000 more customers with power. Do ...
Around 211,000 E-Redes customers were still without electricity at 06:00 today in mainland Portugal, mostly in the Leiria area, following Storm Kristin in the early hours of Wednesday.
The IPMA acknowledges that Kristin “may have been the strongest storm” since records began. For the coming days, the outlook remains for heavy rain — but not with the strength of this low-pressure system.
E-Redes emphasises that the impacts of the Kristin depression “have no parallel” with other recent events in mainland Portugal.
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.
Meteorologist Mário Marques analyses the operations in the wake of Storm Kristin.
A woman was filming the strength of the wind as Storm Kristin passed when the house began to be lifted into the air. The incident occurred in Pêro Negro, Sobral de Monte Agraço.
Portugal's Institute for the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) says that Storm Kristin could be the most powerful storm observed since records began.
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.
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.
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.