Lisbon, Feb 5 (IANS) Successive storms have left 11 people dead in Portugal since late January, with the latest victim a 64-year-old man who died after his car was swept away by floodwaters while he was attempting to cross a road near the Amoreira Dam in Pias, in the municipality of Serpa, southern Portugal. The man was driving through a section of road that was becoming flooded when he was caught at the peak of a flash flood, and his vehicle was dragged away by the current, Lusa News Agency rep…
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Lisbon, Feb 2 (IANS) Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro has announced a 2.5 billion euros (2.98 billion US dollars) support package for families and businesses after Storm Kristin left at least eight dead and a trail of destruction across the country, extending a national state of calamity.Following an extraordinary Council of Ministers meeting, the government on Sunday (local time) announced the package while also extending the nationwide state of calamity until February 8. The measures …