MADRID, Spain. — a man died in the midst of rising waters in Portugal and the authorities in Spain they keep looking for a girl who was swept away by a river overflowing, in the midst of more heavy rain and strong winds of the Leonardo storm on Thursday at Iberian Peninsula.
In the region of Andalusiain southern Spain, nearly 4,000 people were evacuated from their homes due to the ongoing storm, and dozens of roads remained closed due to flooding and landslides.
Maximum alert in southern Spain
⚠️ SPECIAL NOTICE | Atlantic storm. Update.
➡️ Wednesday and Thursday: the rains continue.
➡️ Very strong winds in large areas of the territory.
➡️ Another storm will leave very abundant rainfall on Saturday in the south of the peninsula.
+ info 👉https://t.co/48Lsr8R9TN pic.twitter.com/07Z4NzX7Xc
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) February 4, 2026
The Spanish meteorological agency raised the level of highest alert in the south of the countrybut added that another storm system during the weekend. The Leonardo storm It is the latest in a series of storms that have hit Spain and Portugal in recent weeks.
📹#VIDEO | Preventive evictions in Écija and El Palmar and 16 roads in the province of Seville closed due to storm Leonardo https://t.co/6KnWMo2QM9 pic.twitter.com/hmJwcuEthr
— Europa Press (@EPAndalucia) February 5, 2026
Died in Portugal
On Wednesday night, a man died in southern Portugal when his vehicle was engulfed by flood waters, local media reported.
Portugal 🇵🇹 Alcácer do Sal.
Aerial footage after the overflowing of the Sado River, caused by heavy rains, which have been soaking Portugal 🇵🇹 and part of Spain 🇪🇸 for days, where “sorting” is expected only in a few days. pic.twitter.com/yVMgWm3i7A
— Vladimir Nikolić (@VladimirZemun) February 5, 2026
The city of Alcacer do Salin southern Portugal, about 90 kilometers from Lisbon, was dealing with the rising waters of the Sado Riverwith downtown areas flooded and water levels reaching two meters high in some places.
Heavy rain is expected to hit several regions of Portugal in the coming days. A previous storm in late January left a trail of destruction across the country and killed several people, according to Portuguese authorities.
In the province of Malagain southern Spain, authorities were still searching for a girl who fell into the Turvilla river on Wednesday when I was trying save your dog.
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