“We have a risk assessment model for the most affected areas, particularly among smaller populations, so that we can do our [clearing] work during these months, and that is what will happen,” Luís Neves told reporters in Pombal, in the district of Leiria, one of the municipalities most affected by Storm Kristin.

The Minister, speaking on the sidelines of the 19th anniversary celebrations of the National Emergency and Civil Protection Authority (ANEPC), highlighted the clearing work of the teams from the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF) and, as of yesterday [1 April], military structures in the most affected territories, and asked for the collaboration of private individuals in clearing the surroundings of their homes.