אסונות · Web Summit weatherLisbon Web Summit weather: Government recommends suspending Wednesday activitiesנכתב 10 בנובמבר 2026 בשעה 20:01 UTCצפייהתמליל0:00Lisbon Webb Summit Weather.0:02Government recommends suspending Wednesday activities.0:07Lisbon will shut its road tunnels as severe weather threatens Web Summit.0:10Schools and non-essential public services will also close Wednesday, affecting0:14delegates and the workers who support the conference.0:16Portugal's government has recommended suspending that day's conference activities.0:20Organizers still haven't announced whether Wednesday's event will go ahead.0:23Mayor Carlos Moeda says more than sixty zero people are gathered at Parque das Naes0:28beside the Tagas.0:29He warned that the riverside location would face very adverse conditions.0:33His figure describes the scale of his concern.0:35The Irish Founded Technology Conference is scheduled for November9 through12,2026 .0:41The immediate decision concerns Wednesday, November11 .0:43Organizers describe the event as sold out.0:46Moedis' attendance figure includes international visitors, whose safety and ability0:50to move around the city are part of the government's concern.0:53The government has recommended suspending Wednesday's activities, and mainland0:56Portugal will spend the day under a civil protection alert.0:59WebSummit says it's assessing conditions with emergency authorities and police.1:02Delegates and staff are still waiting for its final operating decision.1:05Prime Minister Luz Montenegro said the government's concerns included the1:09conference's riverside setting and difficulties getting around.1:12He also pointed to international visitors who may be unfamiliar with local emergency1:16procedures.1:17Those concerns reach beyond people attending talks to the workers expected to travel1:21to and staff the event.1:22Moidas initially referred the decision to the national ministry.1:25Montenegro later said the government recommended suspension but left the call to1:28organizers.1:29Internal administration Minister Luz Neves announced the wider school and public1:33service closures.1:34Moidas had addressed the conference's opening ceremony Monday night.1:37By Tuesday afternoon, he was warning that, in his words, everything indicates that1:41Web Summit will not be able to function tomorrow.1:44Later that day, the government's recommendation put responsibility for the1:47conference's operating decision with its organizers.1:50Web Summit says it's working with Portugal's National Emergency and Civil Protection1:54Authority and the Public Security Police.1:56Its statement identifies Wednesday afternoon and evening as the period of concern1:59and promises further updates when confirmed information becomes available.2:03That leaves participants waiting for practical instructions about opening hours and2:06whether to travel to the venue.2:08The afternoon and evening wording gives no assurance that morning sessions will2:11proceed.2:12Organizers still have to say how Wednesday will operate, while the city prepares for2:16wider restrictions.2:17Portugal's weather authority issued a red wind warning, its highest level for the2:21southern half of the country.2:22Yellow rain warnings covered the country nationwide.2:25Depression Charles is the approaching threat, with Wednesday forecast to bring the2:28peak disruption.2:29The government's civil protection alert covers mainland Portugal for the whole of2:33November11, from midnight through the end of the day.2:35That alert sets the period for protective measures.2:38Lisbon's municipal warning also describes expected rain, thunderstorms, and extreme2:43winds as the city prepares its closures.2:45Lisbon ordered road tunnels, public parks, and cultural venues to close from2:48midnight at the start of Wednesday.2:50The municipality also confirmed school and non-essential public service closures.2:54Delegates face restrictions around the city while organizers assessed the conference2:57itself.2:58Nevis announced school and non-essential public service closures nationwide.3:02The formal government alert covers mainland Portugal.3:04His advice to employers was to be understanding, and his appeal to anyone able to3:08avoid going out was direct.3:10Nevis urged everyone who could to stay home and remain indoors and protected.3:14He called Wednesday an exceptional day.3:16That appeal also reaches people whose jobs would otherwise take them to an3:20international event.3:21Web Summit's organizers have the final operational call, and their Wednesday3:24decision is still pending.3:25When Nevis announced the protective measures, closing Lisbon's Metro wasn't being3:29considered.3:30He warned that everything is evolving, leaving that position provisional as the3:34weather threat approached.קריאת הכתבהציר הזמן של הסיפורHeyDex
