Portugal is preparing for more rain and 200,000 without electricity
Preparing , while about 200 thousand consumers are still without electricity, days after the , which claimed the lives of five people.
The Meteorological Agency (IPMA) put mainland Portugal on alert for heavy rainfall until Monday, calling on the public to keep abreast of developments.
Portugal Floods
Storm Christen struck central and northern Portugal on Tuesday night with hurricane-speed winds, causing floods, damage to buildings, and disruption of movement.
And the About 211,000 consumers were without electricity on Saturday, especially in the center of the country, according to the company "E-redes" concerned with the distribution of electricity.
The majority of them were in the Leiria region in central Portugal, where the storm damaged electricity poles and high-voltage lines.
Storm Christen in Portugal
Generators were used to supply hospitals, water and communications systems with electricity.
The mayor of Leiria, Gonçalo Lopes, appealed to volunteers to help repair the damaged roofs before more rain falls. Rain.
He said in statements to the channel "SIC" Private "We expect more rain from midnight and are concerned".
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