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“Our expectation is that there will be serious and rapid support [from the Government] for the municipalities,” stressed the president of the Intermunicipal Community of Beira Baixa.
The initiative is aimed at qualified technicians and companies with the objective of repairing roofs.
Mayor Ricardo Fernandes says the municipality is supporting care homes and isolated older residents with generators and assistance from parish councils to ensure their comfort after the storm.
The mayor of Coimbra confirms that residents of the building hit by an explosion in Vale das Flores will have to be rehoused as a precaution while safety inspections are carried out. The council says it will provide municipal support to the affected families and assures that, for now, there is no risk of another explosion.
