Portugal cancels 200-plus flights, shuts schools as Storm Charles hits
Verified: 4 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 11, 1 of them from Portugal.
LISBON, Nov 11 - Airlines cancelled more than 200 flights in and out of Portugal, while schools and hundreds of supermarkets and businesses closed on Wednesday as Storm Charles made landfall, bringing heavy downpours and gale-force winds.
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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1 outlet from Portugal, where the story is: Portugal Resident · how we count
- Nov 11, 7:57 AM UTCFirst reportFlights from Nice Airport cancelled as Storm Charles hits Spain and Portugalrivieraradio.mc ↗
- Nov 11, 11:31 AM UTC+4 hMore than 220 flights cancelled at Lisbon and Faro Airportsportugalresident.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 11, 11:31 AM UTC · +4 h
- Nov 11, 2:27 PM UTC+7 h· you’re reading thisPortugal cancels 200-plus flights, shuts schools as Storm Charles hitsstraitstimes.com ↗
- Nov 11, 4:32 PM UTC+9 hStorm Charles hits Portugal, cancelling more than 200 flights and closing schools and businessesen.protothema.gr ↗
[Claude] Report 2 covers the same storm and date, reporting flight cancellations at Nice, a related effect of Storm Charles, which doesn't conflict with Report 1's figures for Portugal.
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