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Castro Almeida responds to criticism from mayors and says that support for homes affected by the storms is available, attributing the delays to the difficulty municipalities face in completing assessments.
The Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion refuses to retract the statements he made regarding the delay in the reconstruction of houses. Even so, Manuel Castro Almeida says that not everyone reacted badly.
The local authority warns of the severity of the situation and the urgent need for reconstruction
The Minister of Economy admitted that the reconstruction support process 'is not going well' and blamed the municipalities.
Leiria mayors criticise the minister for blaming local councils for delays in support for the reconstruction of homes affected by the storms. Brilhante Dias wants the government official to retract his statements.
The mayor, Ricardo Cruz, stated this Wednesday that the loss reported to the CCDR of the Centre is 2.854 million euros. The amount will be used to rebuild the municipality.
The region's Intermunicipal Community states that the “structure and operating model were defined unilaterally by the Government”.
The Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion admitted that the support process for the reconstruction of homes affected by the bad weather “is not going well”, but not due to the Government's fault, blaming local authorities for the delay in the assessment.
In spite of all the promises, the process of getting money into the hands of people whose homes were partially destroyed by Storm Kristin (and the other depressions that followed The post Post-calamity home reconstruction “not going well”, admits minister appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion blames local authorities for the delay in the assessment process.
The article reports that Portugal's Minister of Economy has expressed concerns about the effectiveness of current support measures for reconstruction efforts, attributing the slow progress to shortcomings in local government implementation. The minister emphasizes the need for improved coordination and accountability among autarchies (local authorities) to ensure better outcomes in rebuilding initiatives.
Portugal will need reconstruction and we will all have to help.
The Construction Union of Portugal warned today about the dangers of rebuilding areas affected by severe weather using unskilled workers, saying the sector's large companies should coordinate and release workers to ensure the work is carried out.
Anselmo Crespo reflects on the scale of the damage caused by Storm Kristin after witnessing the destruction in Leiria, one of the districts most affected by the storm. The CNN Portugal commentator says the whole region is “in a hole so deep that no one can see the light at the end of the tunnel”. Therefore, more than financial aid — which he criticises for being late — communities “need people to help them rebuild their homes and their businesses”.
The head of the task force set up to respond to the effects of Storm Kristin said today that the platform to request support for the rebuilding of affected homes is expected to be available online between today and Wednesday.
The Prime Minister has returned to areas affected by the bad weather, in this case Pombal, this time accompanied by the head of the reconstruction mission for the Centro region, the former mayor of Fundão, Paulo Fernandes. To journalists, Luís Montenegro said it is a mission “for the coming years”: “We need someone on the ground. We don't have a final date for Paulo Fernandes's assignment, but it will probably be a few years before we can finish this work.”
In Pombal, many people are seeking roof tiles to rebuild roofs destroyed by the storm. Prime Minister Luís Montenegro will be at the logistics support centre this morning to meet the official responsible for the reconstruction mission structure, Paulo Fernandes.
The Prime Minister meets with the task force for the reconstruction of the country's Central Region. Also, FCP lose 2–1 to Casa Pia.
The cyclonic winds and torrential rain exposed many of the country's structural weaknesses and raised questions: do we have the capacity to rebuild what was destroyed? And where is the workforce?
Luís Montenegro will meet with the head of the task force for the reconstruction of the central region in Pombal. Also in this bulletin, the death toll following Storm Kristin rose to 10.
The Minister of Economy and Territorial Cohesion, Castro Almeida, said on Monday that construction firms will redeploy workers who had been elsewhere in the country to the Centro region to rebuild areas affected by the severe weather. The minister added that there was also discussion about “ways to prevent any price speculation that may begin to emerge...”
The company's stated aim is “to support authorities' decision-making”, enabling prioritisation of the most urgent interventions and accelerating the municipality's reconstruction phase.
The president of Leiria City Council, Gonçalo Lopes, said today that the measures announced by the Government to support reconstruction after the bad weather are an important and welcome step, and called for transparency and organisation. “I think it was an important step, which was desired. What we perceived, from the very first hour, is that, in fact, ...”
The president of Leiria City Council, Gonçalo Lopes, said today that the measures announced by the Government to support reconstruction after the severe weather are an important and welcome step, and called for transparency and organisation.