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- Portugal ordered schools and non-essential public services to shut on Wednesday as Storm Charles threatened torrential rains and wind gusts of up to 150 kph .
- Since Sunday, heavy rains from Storm Bruna have pummeled Portugal and Spain, causing flooding in several areas as the new cyclone Storm Charles now approaches with higher humidity levels.
- About 3,000 people were evacuated from the town of Piedralaves in Spain on Tuesday due to overflow risks at the Horcajo dam, while Aemet warned parts of the country could receive more than 120 mm of rain in 12 hours.
- Interior Minister Luis Neves announced that emergency services and army units are on alert, describing the situation as likely to be "an absolutely exceptional day" when rescue efforts will be needed.
- State Meteorological Agency representative Juan de Dios del Pino cautioned that the small storm is difficult to predict, stating, "We'll have to see how it develops because these kinds of storms, which are so small and so far away, are tricky to predict; we need to be very precise.
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Brazilian reports apprehension with 'Tempestade Charles', in Portugal A paraibano who lives in Lisbon, in Portugal, reported to the g1 the apprehension with the arrival of a storm that can cause winds of up to 140 km/h in the next few days, according to the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA). The Portuguese government issued an alert to the phenomenon, with preventive measures that begin to work on Wednesday (11), including th…
The Portuguese authorities placed the southern part of the country, including Lisbon, on a red alert on Tuesday night. "Do not underestimate the danger and the associated risks," warned Prime Minister Luis Montenegro, while flooding could take place.
Lisbon, 10 Nov (EFE).- The Portuguese Republican National Guard (GNR) prepares the deployment of about 1,100 military personnel of different units and specialties to respond to the effects of the Charles erasure, which is expected to affect the country this Wednesday with intense rains and gusts of wind of up to 120 kilometers per hour. [...] The entry The Prime Minister of Portugal alerts "difficult hours" to the arrival of the Charles erasure …
The Portuguese authorities decided to close non-essential government schools and services tomorrow Wednesday, with storm Charles approaching, in the midst of warnings of high winds that could speed up to 140 km per hour.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) informs Romanian citizens who are located, transit or intend to travel to Portugal about the fact that the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) issued a warning on Wednesday...
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE) informs Romanian citizens who are located, transit or intend to travel to Portugal about the fact that the Portuguese Institute of the Sea and Atmosphere (IPMA) issued, on Wednesday, a high-level meteorological warning – red code – of the strong wind and precipitation caused by the Charles cyclone.
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