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Almost three months after the low-pressure system Kristin, problems with internet and television access continue in the north of the Leiria district, according to the mayor of that municipality.
There is no communication in homes and farmers are unable to proceed with spring crops.
There is no communication in homes and farmers are unable to proceed with spring crops.
Water supply for nearly 900 customers in Leiria is being maintained by a generator six weeks after storm Kristin hit the municipality, the Municipal Water and Sanitation Services (SMAS) revealed on Thursday, March 12. According to Ricardo Gomes, the administrator for SMAS Leiria, a generator remains in operation at the Casal da Quinta reservoir due to the lack of public power grid access. Without the generator, the water supply would be compromised for 895 customers in the Bidoeira de Cima parish. The generator is provided by E-Redes, while SMAS covers the diesel costs. The situation is expected to be resolved in the coming days. Since January 28, when storm Kristin struck, the company has spent 113,000 euros on fuel. While generator use should end this week, building repairs are expected to take several months. At least 19 people have died in Portugal since January 28 following storms Kristin, Leonardo, and Marta, which also caused widespread destruction and billions of euros in damages.
Around 116,000 E-Redes customers remained without electricity supply in continental Portugal at 12:00 today, following damage caused by the low-pressure system Kristin to the power grid, the company said.
An intervention by E-Redes at a very-high-voltage substation forced a power cut today in the municipality of Caldas da Rainha, in the district of Leiria, the municipality said after being notified by the company.
There are still 160,000 people without power, E-Redes president José Ferrari Careto revealed at a press conference on Sunday, alongside the mayor of Leiria. Compared with E-Redes' data from Saturday at 19:00 (when 187,000 customers were without power), there are now 7,000 more customers with electricity. Do ...
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.
Of the total customers without power, the majority are in the Leiria area.
Leiria City Council will install generators today because E-Redes has no estimate for restoring electricity, and will supply water by tankers to certain parishes, said the councillor for Civil Protection, Luís Lopes.
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 ...
The Directorate-General of Health (DGS) issued a set of recommendations in response to power supply failures that could compromise water quality.
Nearly 300,000 people remain without electricity after Kristin; the minister will meet with local officials today to coordinate restoration efforts and support.
Over the course of the day, the municipality in the interior of the Coimbra district recorded 20 incidents, mainly related to fallen trees, landslides and rockfalls.
The mayor confirms that several parishes are still without electricity.
