Overview
- Large areas of Portugal and southern Spain remain under water after Marta’s passage, with high river levels, controlled reservoir releases and persistent landslide risk reported by national broadcasters.
- Evacuations span the region: more than 11,000 people in Andalusia, about 1,000 in low-lying parts of Portugal, and roughly 150,000–154,000 in northern Morocco according to officials.
- Portugal counts at least 13 deaths from the recent storm sequence, with additional fatalities in Spain; authorities confirmed a Portuguese rescuer died during Marta and a Spanish street worker was killed.
- Military units continue to support civil protection in Portugal and Spain, major transport disruptions persist, and some municipalities postponed local voting even as the national presidential runoff went ahead in Portugal.
- Preliminary damage estimates include around €4 billion in Portugal and more than €7 billion across Portugal and Spain’s infrastructure and agriculture, while the evacuated town of Grazalema highlights ongoing ground instability.