Photo gallery. Images of bad weather in Portugal

The Charles depression has placed mainland Portugal under an alert state for the entirety of Wednesday 11 November 2026. Flixbus has cancelled all domestic routes due to the storm, and flooding has been reported in areas such as Algés, where shops have deployed flood barriers.

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Mainland Portugal is under an official alert today, 11 November 2026; if you are travelling, note that Flixbus has cancelled all domestic services and localized flooding is affecting transit areas like Algés.

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