Depression Kristin caused severe damage in Marinha Grande, leaving several families completely isolated due to falling trees that blocked access roads. Given the seriousness of the situation, the municipality activated the Municipal Emergency Plan.
The population of Marinha Grande also experienced very difficult times. There are families completely isolated in forested areas, due to falling logs on the access roads, which prevents the movement of vehicles and even walking, given the distance to the nearest villages.
“We just have to pray that the firefighters can reach everyone. I imagine there are worse situations than ours. In our case, the house wasn’t badly affected: there were some broken tiles, but if a pine tree had fallen on the house, it would have been in a terrible state. I don’t know what it would have been like. It’s sad. We couldn’t do anything against nature”, says Mónica, daughter of one of the couples affected by the storm.
to the house of Elsawho lives in the same area, was not hit by the storm, but the same cannot be said about the café in the center of Marinha Grande: “Everything is broken. There’s no light, there’s nothing. You can’t work. I have a lot of things stored in the freezers… there’s a lot of damage.”
The passage of Kristin depression left a trail of destruction, caused five dead and dozens of homeless people. The Council of Ministers, meeting this Thursday, reported that the Government decided for depression Kristin.
The Municipality of Marinha Grande activated, this Wednesday, the Municipal Emergency Plan following the passage of depression Kristin,
