Latest news and stories about severe weather in infrastructure in Marinha Grande, Leiria, Portugal for expats and residents.
The Portuguese government is implementing a new, resilient construction model for school reconstruction, designed to withstand cyclonic winds of up to 200 km/h, earthquakes, and fires, as part of a 1.55 billion euro investment plan.
Six weeks after Storm Kristin, students in Vieira de Leiria continue to face significant educational disruptions, with classes held in makeshift locations including containers and a former mortuary chapel due to ongoing infrastructure repairs.
Faced with the imminent risk of total or partial collapse of some of the pavilions at the Marinha Grande Municipal Exhibition Centre, the local authority has begun their demolition and dismantling. With an investment of around 455,000 euros, the project aims to ensure public safety following the damage caused by Storm Kristin, which...
Storm Kristin, on 28 January, significantly compromised the forest road network, with about 289 kilometres of paths identified.
The President of the Republic noted the lack of a report but declined to set a deadline for its presentation.
Marinha Grande City Council says the toll exemption 'should have been put in place immediately after' the storm. It points out that '400 lorries leave the municipality every day.'
In Marinha Grande there are still 'many shortages' of power and lighting. Schools will reopen gradually. The mayor, Paulo Vicente, warns that government aid may be 'insufficient' given the damage.
IPMA explains that the low-pressure system Leonardo is a normal winter phenomenon and that a scenario similar to the low Kristin is not expected. Also, in Marinha Grande there are still areas without water and electricity.
Beside the logistics centre set up at the Municipal Shipyards, about a dozen people were waiting this morning to collect roof tiles and tarpaulins, at a time when there is still no water or electricity. Listen here.
Weather conditions began to deteriorate at Praia de Vieira de Leiria, in the municipality of Marinha Grande, one of the first areas hit by the depression, with heavy rain and strong winds. On site, CNN Portugal reporter Gonçalo Nuno Cabral says damage persists, there are power cuts and houses without roofs, raising authorities' concern overnight.
On the fifth day after the storm, in the rain, residents of Marinha Grande in the Leiria district choose the type of roof tile they need and take home tarpaulins to cover what the wind blew away.
Still without communications or water at home and coping with the storm's impact on their homes, voters are nevertheless turning out to vote, although the effects of the bad weather dominate every conversation.
The theft of electrical cables in Marinha Grande, in the district of Leiria, is one of the reasons for the water shortage in the municipality, which was among the worst hit by last Wednesday's storm, the mayor said today.
Praia da Vieira has been without power, mobile signal or internet for five days and is 'isolated from everything' after Storm Kristin. Residents and volunteers are working side by side and complain that the State never arrived.
