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“We have a risk assessment model for the areas most affected, particularly near smaller communities, so that we can carry out the necessary cleanup work during these months, and that is what will happen,” Neves said in Pombal, Leiria, one of the municipalities hardest hit by Storm Kristin.
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Speaking during the 19th anniversary celebrations of the National Authority for Emergency and Civil Protection (ANEPC), the minister highlighted the ongoing cleanup efforts led by the Institute for Nature Conservation and Forests (ICNF) and, starting today, by military teams in the most affected areas. He also called on residents to assist with clearing vegetation around their homes.
