STORM CHARLES – GOVERNMENT DECLARES SITUATION OF ALERT – CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS AND NON-ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11

IN ADDITION TO CLOSING SCHOOLS AND NON-ESSENTIAL PUBLIC SERVICES, THE GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED A BAN ON OUTDOOR MOVEMENT IN PARKS, FORESTS AND GARDENS, AS WELL AS THE CARRYING OUT OF OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES. SOME BRIDGES MAY ALSO BE CLOSED.

Among the advice given is – HAVE FLASHLIGHTS AND PORTABLE BATTERIES (POWER BANKS) TO ENSURE ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF LIGHTING AND ALLOW CHARGING OF CELL PHONES IN CASE OF POWER OUTAGES.

The Government also recommends that ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT BE CHARGED IN ADVANCE AND THAT THE POPULATION HAVE EMERGENCY CONTACTS ON HAND.

IPMA – RED LEVEL WARNINGS FOR WIND on NOVEMBER 11th for the MAINLAND – Leiria, Lisboa, Santarém, Portalegre, Évora, Setúbal, Beja and Faro