The spell associated with the broadstorm Charles has caused the suspension of in-person classes this Wednesday, 11 November, in municipalities of Andalusia and in three territories of Canarias. The decisions affect towns on the coast of Cádiz and Huelva, as well as Tenerife, La Palma and La Graciosa.
In Huelva, the measure applies to Aljaraque, Almonte, Ayamonte, Cartaya, Huelva, Isla Cristina, Lepe, Lucena del Puerto, Moguer, Palos de la Frontera, Punta Umbría and Villablanca.
In Cádiz, the suspension affects Barbate, Cádiz, Chiclana de la Frontera, Chipiona, Conil de la Frontera, El Puerto de Santa María, Puerto Real, Rota, San Fernando, Sanlúcar de Barrameda, Trebujena, Vejer de la Frontera, Algeciras, Los Barrios, Castellar de la Frontera, La Línea de la Concepción, San Roque and Tarifa. In Canarias, in-person teaching activity is suspended on the islands of Tenerife, La Palma and La Graciosa, where it will be carried out telematically in those educational stages that allow it.
The suspension in Andalusia also affects day centers
The Junta de Andalucía has extended the measure to the day centers of the municipalities included in the decision. The suspension of in-person educational activity has been adopted after forecasts for wind gusts on the coast increased from the 90 kilometers per hour initially predicted to 120.
The decision falls within the activation of the emergency phase, operational situation 1, of the Emergency Plan for Flood Risk in Andalusia. Storm Charles will reach the community during this Wednesday and its effects will add to the episodes of rain and wind recorded during the previous days.
In Canarias, activity moves to telematic mode
The Department of Education of the Government of Canarias has extended to all of Tenerife the suspension of in-person activity that it had already decreed for La Palma and La Graciosa. The change seeks to avoid the commuting of students and staff from educational centers, especially during the entry and exit hours.
The causes of the decision are different depending on the territory: maximum alert for wind in La Palma and in the peaks of Tenerife, and alert for coastal phenomena in La Graciosa. Non-presential teaching will be applied in those educational modalities that allow maintaining activity at a distance.