Portugal braces for more rain – 200,000 without power

TT

Published 21.14

 

           

           

         A roof has collapsed in the progress of storm Kristin in Figueira da Foz in Portugal.

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Heavy rain and winds of up to 28 meters per second are expected to hit Portugal in the next 24 hours.

The national weather agency IPMA has put the entire Portuguese mainland on alert until Monday.

Around 200,000 subscribers are still without power several days after storm Kristin swept across the country, resulting in five deaths.

Portugal's civil protection agency warns that the new rainy weather could cause flooding in urban areas and trigger landslides and rockfalls.

Prime Minister Luis Montenegro declared a state of disaster on Thursday, a level below a state of emergency, for the hardest-hit areas.