A soldier from the Republican National Guard (GNR) was seriously injured when he fell, this Monday, February 23, from a roof he was repairing at the Leiria Territorial Command barracks, sources from this security force and Civil Protection told Lusa news agency.
“The soldier is part of the maintenance team and was carrying out roof repair work at the Leiria Territorial Command barracks, roofs that were damaged following the Kristin depression,” said a GNR source.
According to the Sub-regional Emergency and Civil Protection Command of the Leiria Region, the alert for the accident reached the authorities at 11:54, with resources from the National Institute of Medical Emergency and Volunteer Firefighters of Maceira rushing to the scene.
The victim, a 43-year-old soldier, was taken to Santo André Hospital, in Leiria.
Eighteen people died in Portugal following the passage of depressions Kristin, Leonardo and Marta, which also caused many hundreds of injuries and displacement.
The total or partial destruction of homes, businesses and equipment, the fall of trees and structures, the closure of roads, schools and transport services, and the cut of energy, water and communications, floods and floods are the main material consequences of the storm.
The Centre, Lisbon and Vale do Tejo and Alentejo regions were the most affected.
The calamity situation that covered the 68 most affected municipalities ended on February 15th.
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