Web Summit, one of the biggest technology conferences in the world, has cancelled the second day of its event as hurricane-force winds rip through Portugal.
The conference organisers said on Monday night that the second day of the three-day event would not happened after the Portuguese government shut schools and urged companies to send workers home due to extreme weather.
Web Summit, held in the MEO Arena in Lisbon, said it was due to host 70,000 attendees and 3,000 exhibiting companies this year, with a record 1,943 investors.
In an announcement sent to attendees at 8:30 p.m. last night, Web Summit said it had been advised by the Portuguese government to pause events on Wednesday “due to the risks, posed by Storm Charles, including tidal flooding, severe disruption to public transport and impact of high winds on the external structures.”
