Portugal unveils 2.5-bln-euro support package for Storm Kristin victims

LISBON, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Portuguese Prime Minister Luis Montenegro on Sunday announced a 2.5 billion euros (2.98 billion U.S. 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 announced the package while al