Portugal counts multi‑billion‑euro damage after Storm Kristin tears off roofs


A rainbow appears in the sky above a pine forest with broken trees after the passage of Storm Kristin, in Leiria, Portugal, February 2, 2026. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

LISBON/LEIRIA, Feb 2 (Reuters) - Last week's Storm Kristin left hundreds of homes ‌in central Portugal without roofs, tens of thousands without power ‌and residents lining up for emergency building materials, as authorities warned damage could run into billions of euros.

The storm swept across the region early on Wednesday, with wind gusts topping 200 ‍kph (124 mph) and heavy rain uprooting trees and ‍ripping off roofs. It killed ‌at least six people and cut power to hundreds of thousands of households.

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