Portugal Cancels 200-Plus Flights, Shuts Schools as Storm Charles Hits
Authorities kept emergency services on alert after 538 incidents were reported and more than 200 flights were canceled.
- On Wednesday, Storm Charles made landfall in Portugal, forcing airlines to cancel more than 200 flights while schools and hundreds of businesses closed due to heavy downpours and gale-force winds.
- Since Sunday, Portugal and Spain have been pummelled by heavy rains from Storm Bruna, with flooding affecting several areas including road tunnels in Lisbon, which were mostly shut on Wednesday.
- Authorities registered 538 incidents since midnight, with Civil Protection Commander Mario Silvestre maintaining high alert levels for flash floods, wind and rough seas alongside mobilized emergency services.
- In central Spain, authorities evacuated more than 3,000 people from Piedralaves on Tuesday due to dam overflow risks, while weather service AEMET warned of "serious or very serious" impacts from intensifying rainfall.
- Portugal's weather service IPMA reported the storm split in two over the Atlantic, diminishing its strength before reaching the Algarve; earlier, Storm Charles caused flooding and felled trees in Madeira.
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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.
Authorities urged residents to stay away from beaches and exposed coastal areas due to the risk of flooding and dangerous sea conditions.
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The storm was expected to affect most of southern Portugal and the Lisbon area until late afternoon.
Over 200 flight cancellations, schools and businesses closed as Storm Charles hits Portugal
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