Water supply to nearly 900 customers in Leiria secured by generator

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.