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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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.
Storm Kristin Kills at Least Three in Portugal, Barrels into Spain
Storm Kristin killed at least three people and left over 800,000 residents of central and northern Portugal without electricity on Wednesday, as it toppled trees, damaged homes, and disrupted road and rail traffic before moving inland to Spain. One person died when a tree fell on their car in Vila Franca de Xira, on the outskirts of Lisbon, according to emergency services. Two more were killed in the central district of Leiria - one of the mos…
Storm Kristin has wreaked havoc in Portugal today, claiming at least four lives. Heavy rains and winds gusting up to 150 kilometers per hour toppled trees, paralyzing road and rail traffic, and leaving around 850,000 households without electricity in the central and northern parts of the country in the morning hours.
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