Overview
- Authorities discharged about 500 million cubic meters of water from dams in two days, a volume RTP said equals roughly three years of Lisbon’s consumption.
- The government prolonged the emergency through Sunday as nearly all major rivers run high and further Atlantic systems bring heavy rain and powerful surf.
- Ipma warns of renewed downpours, strong winds and hazardous waves, with fresh fronts expected and flooding risks flagged along the Mondego, Douro, Águeda and Tejo basins.
- Road and rail services faced new disruptions from flooding and landslides, and civil protection logged 263 weather-related deployments overnight in the Lisbon and Tejo regions.
- At least five people died during storm Kristin, power cuts still numbered around 180,000 on Sunday, and additional fatalities were reported during repair efforts as authorities urged caution.