US EditionPortugal braces for more rain as 200,000 still without power
- On Tuesday, Storm Kristin struck central and northern Portugal with hurricane-force winds, causing flooding and travel disruptions and leaving five people dead as the country prepared for more rain on Saturday.
- Hurricane-Force winds tore through the country, tearing down about 5,800 trees and damaging poles and high-voltage lines mainly in the Leiria district, while swollen rivers and waterlogged soil raised flood risks.
- Some 211,000 customers remained without power on Saturday, mainly in central Portugal, while debris and sand were photographed on a pavement in Praia da Vieira on January 29, 2026.
- Emergency services reported 34 land rescues and 17 water rescues, while generators support hospitals, water systems and telecommunications and Leiria mayor Goncalo Lopes appealed for volunteer roof repairs.
- IPMA placed all of mainland Portugal on alert for heavy rain until Monday, and officials warned fresh rainfall could cause flash floods and landslides, urging residents to secure loose objects and avoid vulnerable areas.
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The Portuguese meteorological service has put the entire country on alert for heavy rainfall until Monday.
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virgule.luThe country is preparing for another heavy rain this Saturday, January 31, several days after the passing of storm Kristin, which killed five people in the country. Some 200,000 people are still without electricity.
In Portugal the consequences of the winter storm become clear: in some parts of the country there is great damage, thousands of people are still without electricity, water and internet. Meteorologists predict storms again for the next few days.
In Portugal, after a severe storm with five deaths, the authorities warned against new heavy rains and floods. Due to the expected heavy rains, the weather service Ipma issued a storm warning for the entire mainland of Portugal on Saturday. In the centre of the country, due to the storm "Kristin", according to the energy supplier E-Redes, almost 200,000 households were still without electricity on Saturday afternoon.According to the new storm wa…
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