Storm Charles causes floods and flight cancellations across southern Europe
Heavy rain and strong winds have also caused disruption across British Columbia, Canada, over the last week Storm Charles has brought destructive weather to the Iberian peninsula this week, particularly in Portugal and the far south of Spain. Heavy rain and strong south-westerly…
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Claves de la noticia
- La tormenta Charles ha causado inundaciones y cancelaciones de vuelos en el sur de Europa, especialmente en Portugal y el extremo sur de España.
- En Madeira se registró una ráfaga de viento de 136 km/h en el aeropuerto de Funchal y lluvias de 355 mm en 12 horas.
- En Lisboa se cancelaron 183 vuelos el miércoles, cerca de un tercio de su tráfico diario normal, mientras Madrid-Barajas registró 155 cancelaciones.
- Tras azotar la península ibérica, el sistema avanzó por el sur de Francia, donde hubo inundaciones en Cannes y cierres de carreteras en la Riviera francesa.
- El servicio meteorológico italiano emitió una alerta roja por lluvias, su nivel más alto, para una zona que va desde la Toscana hasta Venecia.
Contexto
La tormenta Charles es un ejemplo de los fenómenos meteorológicos intensos que afectan cada vez con más frecuencia a la cuenca mediterránea y a otras zonas del mundo. Las alertas rojas son el nivel máximo de aviso que emiten los servicios meteorológicos y suelen activar cortes de servicio, cierres de vías y restricciones de transporte. Además de los daños en el sur de Europa, el artículo describe lluvias intensas y fuertes vientos que dejaron sin electricidad a cientos de miles de clientes en la Columbia Británica, Canadá, durante la última semana, con deslizamientos de tierra y carreteras inundadas. Ambos episodios muestran cómo un mismo patrón de borrascas puede causar impactos en regiones muy alejadas entre sí.
Resumen elaborado por Minuto 24 con ayuda de inteligencia artificial a partir de la noticia publicada por The Guardian — World. Puede contener imprecisiones: ante cualquier duda, consulta la fuente original.
Storm Charles has brought destructive weather to the Iberian peninsula this week, particularly in Portugal and the far south of Spain. Heavy rain and strong south-westerly winds arrived first in the Portuguese island of Madeira, before the system headed towards the mainland on 11 November. A wind gust of 84.5mph (136 km/h) was recorded at Funchal airport, alongside rainfall totals reaching 355mm (13.97in) in 12 hours. In Lisbon, 183 flights were cancelled on Wednesday, about a third of its normal daily traffic, while Madrid Barajas airport had 155 cancellations.
After causing widespread flooding in Spain and Portugal, the system moved on a north-easterly track through southern France and then towards northern Italy. This resulted in significant flooding in parts of Cannes, some of which caused rock falls and led to the closure of roads along the French Riviera. The Italian weather service issued a red rainfall warning, its highest level, for the area extending from Tuscany to Venezia. Further heavy rain is expected to fall in Italy and the Balkans over the next few days, with the latest forecast models indicating an additional 100mm could accumulate widely, while totals close to 200mm are likely in more mountainous areas.
Successive rounds of heavy rain and strong winds have caused flooding, landslides and disruption across British Columbia, Canada through the last week or so.
Between Monday and Friday last week, severe rainfall and strong winds left more than 400,000 customers without power in British Columbia. These unsettled conditions continued into the weekend, with further heavy rain leaving 135,000 customers without power, alongside downed trees, flooded roads and landslides. Strong winds were also recorded on Sunday, with a gust of 72.1mph (116 km/h) on Herbert Island and a gust of 60mph (96 km/h) at Victoria international airport.
Heavy rain warnings were then issued on Wednesday for British Columbia’s Vancouver Island and southern coastal areas as multiple stations recorded rainfall totals in excess of 100mm. Additionally, the River Forecast Centre issued flood warnings on Wednesday across the south coast with heavy rain and high streamflow continuing to bring an increased risk of flash flooding and landslides.
A further area of low pressure is expected to bring torrential rain and strong winds across this same region over the weekend. More than 100mm is likely across central and southern parts of Vancouver Island on Saturday, with gusts in excess of 60mph likely too.
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