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Mainly primary schools and nursery schools will reopen this Wednesday. However, some classrooms will be moved to other premises.
The Education Minister says 'there will be few' pupils without classes in a week's time and admits the temporary relocation of pupils to schools other than their own.
Although there is still work to be done to restore the infrastructure, safety conditions are assured. Meanwhile, in Alcácer do Sal, the floods have been the main cause for concern.
A statement scheduled at 17:00 by the Minister of Education regarding the reopening of schools in the Leiria district.
They were delivered to the fire brigades of Leiria, Castelo Branco, Ourém and Condeixa. Also, the Minister of Education assures that everything is in place for schools in Leiria to reopen on Wednesday.
Most schools in the Leiria region will reopen next Wednesday, the Education Minister announced, after he received assurances to that effect.
The mayor of Penela said today that the municipality is still 'turned upside down', that there are concerns about power cuts, communications and damaged homes, and announced the reopening of schools for the second term.
In an interview with Rádio Observador, mayor Luís Albuquerque says the early hours “were complicated”, but far from what had been expected. He adds that 32 of Ourém's 34 schools reopen today.
Ourém town council announced today that it will reopen 32 of the municipality's 34 schools on Monday, the municipal president in the Santarém district said, adding that safety, transport and catering are guaranteed. Santarém was one of the areas most affected by Storm Kristin.
The municipality of Condeixa-a-Nova, in the district of Coimbra, announced today that the return to school will take place on Monday across the entire municipality.
The government declared a state of calamity, which was extended on Sunday, following a meeting of the Council of Ministers, until 8 February.
The water supply in the municipality of Ansião, in the district of Leiria, which was affected by Storm Kristin, is being restored to normal, the Municipal Council announced today. It expects to open some schools on Tuesday.
The municipality says that pupil transport is guaranteed.
The mayor of Coimbra, Ana Abrunhosa, says she is 'very concerned' about the 'thousands of people who remain without electricity, water and communications'.
Diogo Guia, vice-president of the Torres Vedras municipal council, describes the 'scene of war' the municipality awoke to, with losses still to be calculated. Tomorrow, classes resume at almost all schools.
Public service extends the suspension and will only work next week.
