Storm Charles forces the cancellation of at least twelve flights at Tenerife North and La Palma, Aena says

Storm Charles has brought gusts of 180 kilometres per hour around Teide National Park and at least twelve cancelled flights and six diversions at the Tenerife North and La Palma airports, according to the provisional tally from Aena, Spain's airport operator, reported by Qué! on Thursday.

The Cabildo (island council) of La Palma is preparing the preventive evacuation of residents of Puerto de Tazacorte over the possible overflow of the Barranco de las Angustias ravine, whose flow has risen in recent hours, according to the same outlet.

In Andalusia, the ferry companies operating from the port of Tarifa cancelled the sailings scheduled from 14:00 because of the storm in the Strait, and Sierra Nevada recorded gusts of 130 kilometres per hour, according to Qué!. In the province of Seville, the 112 emergency service received around fifty calls, most of them due to wind and with no injuries, according to emergency service sources cited by El Español.

In Extremadura, the CC-146 at the Zarza la Mayor ford and the CC-224 at the Puerto de Honduras pass, between Cabezuela del Valle and Hervás, remain closed because of landslides, according to Qué!.

Aena's tally is provisional and it has not yet been reported whether the evacuation of Puerto de Tazacorte has been carried out. Rain and wind warnings remain active in the Canary Islands, Andalusia and Extremadura.