Overview
- Spain’s Aemet lifted the red alert in much of Andalusia, but authorities warned of lingering flood risk in water‑logged areas and continued disruptions to roads and rail.
- Rescuers in Málaga province kept searching for a woman swept into the River Turvilla near Sayalonga, while some schools in the hardest‑hit areas remained closed.
- In Portugal, a man around 70 died after floodwaters swept his vehicle near Serpa, bringing storm‑related fatalities since last week to 11, and Santarém issued a red warning with mandatory riverbank evacuations along the Tejo.
- Alcácer do Sal postponed the local presidential runoff by one week due to flooding that cut off parts of the municipality, as national authorities said voting elsewhere proceeds as scheduled under election law.
- Portugal tallied more than €4 billion in storm damage, largely from last week’s Storm Kristin, with a €2.5 billion aid package approved for recovery as Ipma expects Leonardo’s effects to continue into Saturday.