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- On Wednesday, November 11, 2026, Storm Charles made landfall across Portugal and Spain, bringing torrential rain and wind gusts exceeding 150 km/h that forced school closures and more than 200 flight cancellations.
- Charles arrived as a distinct subtropical system following Storm Bruna, which brought heavy rain starting November 5. The new storm carries significantly higher humidity and stronger winds originating from lower Atlantic latitudes.
- Authorities issued red alerts across eight districts including Lisbon and Faro, while emergency services evacuated more than 3,000 people in Spain's Avila province due to dam overflow risks.
- Interior Minister Luis Neves ordered all schools and non-essential public services closed, urging citizens to stay home and warning of "very tough moments of need for rescue" as emergency units remained on alert.
- Weather agency AEMET expects conditions to improve progressively starting Thursday, November 12, though further heavy showers cannot be ruled out as the storm system moves away.
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Landslides, evacuations, floods as well as flight and instruction failures: "Charles is keeping two holiday countries in the south-west of Europe in breath. There is also good news.
The storm was expected to affect most of southern Portugal and the Lisbon area until late afternoon. The post Storm Charles sweeps through Portugal: Flight cancellations, schools and shops closed appeared first on in.gr.
Heavy rain, strong winds disrupt transport across Portugal as 3,000 residents evacuated in Spanish town over dam safety concerns
The afternoon and evening are expected to be difficult.
After hitting the Madeira archipelago in Portugal, storm Charles is heading for the continent. Heavy rains, violent winds and flood risks: the country is placed on a red alert, while Lisbon is preparing for its arrival. Southwestern France is also expected to be hit by weather on the night of 11-12 November.
Portugal took far-reaching measures because of the approaching storm low "Charles" . Also in Spain alarm level red was declared.
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