Portugal braces for more rain as 200,000 still without power

Lisbon: Portugal braced on Saturday for more heavy rain as 200,000 consumers were still without power, days after Storm Kristin swept the country kill...

Lisbon: Portugal braced on Saturday for more heavy rain as 200,000 consumers were still without power, days after Storm Kristin swept the country killing five people.

The national weather agency, IPMA, has placed all of mainland Portugal on alert for heavy rain until Monday and urged the public to stay informed.

Storm Kristin struck central and northern Portugal overnight on Tuesday with hurricane-force winds, causing flooding, property damage and travel disruptions.

Some 211,000 customers were still without power on Saturday, mainly in the centre of the country, according to E-redes, the electricity distribution network operator.

The majority were in the Leiria district in central Portugal, where the storm knocked down poles and high-voltage lines.