This reinforcement of 40 personnel on the ground, provided by the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC), is working in conjunction with teams from the Municipal Council, formed for “cleaning roads, removing damaged signage and other priority interventions”.

According to the municipality in the Leiria district (one of the most affected by Storm Kristin), it also received two generators from the Red Cross to support critical situations.

“In coordination with the firefighters, the distribution of non-potable water is being implemented in the three parishes of the municipality,” the Marinha Grande City Council stated in a social media post.

The Health Centre remains operational, with professionals available to respond to acute situations.

The municipality also clarified that “a Population Support Office has been created, operating in the City Hall, where someone will always be available to provide information and forward requests for help,” in addition to a landline for direct contact by the population, through the number 244 573 300.

The Parish Council of Marinha Grande has also created a population support office, reinforcing the local response on the ground.

“Regarding security, the PSP sub-commissioner informed that surveillance is being ensured, with reinforced patrolling to protect homes and identify situations of greater vulnerability, particularly among the elderly population.”

This morning, the Marinha Grande City Hall held a coordination meeting “to assess the situation and operationalise the cleaning and support actions for the population, following the damage caused by Storm Kristin, which affected the entire municipality.”

The meeting was attended by the mayor and councillors of the Municipal Chamber, the president of the Municipal Assembly, the municipal coordinator of Civil Protection, the deputy commissioner of the PSP (Public Security Police), representatives of the Parish Council of Marinha Grande, the health delegate, and municipal technicians.

The passage of Storm Kristin through Portuguese territory left a trail of destruction, causing at least six deaths, several injuries, and displacing persons.

The most affected districts were Leiria (where the storm entered the mainland), Coimbra, Santarém, and Lisbon.

Fallen trees and structures, road closures or disruptions to transport services, especially railway lines, school closures, and power, water, and communication outages were the main material consequences of the storm.