US EditionStorm Kristin kills at least three in Portugal, barrels into Spain
- On Wednesday January 28, Storm Kristin swept across Spain overnight, bringing snow, flooding, and power cuts that disrupted Madrid, Alcobendas, Las Rozas, and caused a fatality in Málaga.
- Aemet says every region is under alert today, making Kristin the sixth major storm to hit Spain this month amid storms Francis, Goretti, Ingrid and Joseph.
- Across affected regions, emergency services responded to more than 800 incidents before midnight, while rising rivers forced evacuations of around 250 residents in San Roque, Cádiz, and red wind warnings hit Galicia and Cáceres with gusts up to 130 km/h.
- National rail operators Renfe and Adif warned passengers of Cercanías delays and suspensions on Wednesday, while schools in Extremadura and 77 municipalities across Almería, Málaga, and Cádiz closed and motorists were stuck for hours.
- Storm Kristin is expected to leave Spain on Thursday, but authorities urged caution as meteorologists said conditions remain unstable and it is not another Filomena.
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In a new report published on Thursday, the authorities announced that storm Kristin, which struck Portugal on the night of Tuesday to Wednesday, resulted in the death of five people.
Extreme times in Portugal. A storm produced heavy casualties and payments in the centre and north of the country. (AMB+VO) At least five people died and over 850,000 were left without food with electricity. EL Furtuna Kristin brought torrential rains and...
The death toll from Storm Kristin, which hit Portugal, has risen to five, and the number of customers without electricity has reached one million, while more than three thousand interventions have been recorded since midnight, the Portuguese Civil Protection announced.
Storm "Kristin" sweeps across Portugal: there are dead people, power outages and blocked roads. The storm front is also causing problems in Spain.
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