Civil Protection guarantees that “there are no reasons” to activate the European Mechanism, after the Kristin depression in Portugal, as tAll requested situations “were met”. For her part, Maria Lúcia Amaral says that the assessment is up to Civil Protection.
The Minister of Internal Administration, Maria Lúcia Amaral, says that it is Civil Protection that assesses the need to activate the European Union Mechanism, following the passage of .
Questioned by journalists about the mechanism, the Minister of Internal Administration says that the Assessment of the need is up to Civil Protection.
“The political decision depends on the technical basis. The National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority finished this afternoon expressing to everyone what its technical assessment is at the moment”, he states.
Maria Lúcia Amaralfurther admits that don’t know what failed in the coordination of resources. Says the storm was a “complex” situation and, therefore, the lack of resources was felt for longer.
“The coordinating entities have taken great care to ensure collaboration between everyone. It is necessary to take into account that the needs are many, from many sidesthat this was a crisis with multiple aspects of communications, of power failure, and that all of this may have contributed to the absence being felt for longer.”
Aftermath of Storm Kristin
The total or partial destruction of homes, businesses and equipment, falling trees and structures, cuts or restrictions on roads and transport services, especially railway lines, the closure of schools and cuts of energy, water and communications are the main material consequences of the storm.
Leiria, Coimbra and Santarém These are the districts with the most damage.
The Government decreed calamity situation until next Sunday for 69 municipalities and announced a package of support measures of up to 2.5 billion euros.
Nine people have died since last week following bad weather. Civil Protection recorded five deaths directly associated with the passage of the Kristin depression and the Câmara da Marinha Grande announced another fatality, to which were then added three deaths recorded due to falls from roofs (during repairs) or poisoning originating from a generator.
The storm further provoked hundreds of injured and displaced.
