Storm damage puts Portugal’s economy at risk
It hasn’t taken long to realise that the battering Storm Kristin wreaked on the centre of Portugal will almost certainly have a negative effect on the country’s economy. As reports
Parliament approves “urgent hearing of Minister of Interior Administration”
MPs on the parliamentary committee for Constitutional Matters have unanimously approved “an urgent hearing” of both the Minister of Interior Administration, and the Secretary of State for Civil Protection, over
How well are we prepared for winter storms?
Kristin has resulted in at least 10 deaths and around 12,000 severe weather-related incidents registered by the Civil Protection Authority – mainly as a result of extreme winds, with gusts
Unrelenting winter storms batter Portugal
The death count as a result of what has been described as a ‘weather bomb’ (more scientifically an ‘explosive cyclogenesis’) continues to rise. On Tuesday morning, a 10th fatality was
PM tackled over continuing electricity failures
Prime minister Luís Montenegro ‘returned to the field’ today to visit a company in Pombal – and was tackled over the continuing lack of electricity in parts of the municipality.
Number of storm victims “much higher than media reported numbers” – NGO
The Portuguese Council for Health and the Environment has warned that “the total number of victims” of the Kristin weather-bomb disaster “is certainly much higher than the direct victims reported
PS Socialists propose storm recovery plan, up to six months of ‘situation of calamity’
Leader of the PS Socialist party, José Luís Carneiro, has proposed the creation of a national programme for recovery, stabilisation and climate resilience to respond to the impact of the
Armed forces deploy more than 1,000 soldiers to support populations
The Armed Forces have more than a thousand soldiers deployed on the ground to provide direct support to the population trying to recover from the effects of Storm Kristin. A
Victims association accuse government of “slow, insufficient and distant” response to storm devastation
With a lot of comments now on social networks over a perceived lack of empathy by members of the AD executve to the real agony suffered on the ground, the
14 government support measures announced in aftermath of Storm Kristin
The Portuguese government announced a support package worth up to €2.5 billion on Sunday to respond to the damage caused by Storm Kristin, covering families, businesses and public entities. The