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Storm that hit Portugal in 2026
central government officially declared a disaster / state of calamity covering 69 municipalities in the wake of and extended that status through at least 8 February as part of a and a €2.5–3.0 billion...
Small, inspected stretches of have been brought back into service in the days after , but the national backbone remained fragmented and passengers were repeatedly urged to check CP’s channels before t...
left Portugal’s surface transport network battered: long‑distance between and remain suspended with multiple regional lines also out of service, while both and are operating but under constraints from...
has issued a mix of sea, wind and precipitation warnings across as approaches: red warnings for extremely rough seas in parts of the /western islands, orange warnings for strong winds and very rough s...
remains broadly a safe destination in ordinary times, but the late‑January produced lethal winds, flooding, and widespread disruption that — according to contemporaneous reporting and official advisor...
is not yet fully "safe" in the aftermath of : emergency measures remain in force, significant damage and power outages persist, and authorities explicitly warned of more heavy rain, flooding and lands...