Overview
- Heavy rain and strong winds from Marta inundated large areas of southern Spain and Portugal, cutting dozens of roads and widely suspending rail service.
- Authorities in Andalusia report more than 11,000 residents evacuated in recent days, with shelters opened in hard‑hit towns such as Grazalema.
- Portugal’s civil protection confirms a volunteer firefighter died during a river patrol while responding to flooding, with additional landslides reported.
- Prime Minister Luís Montenegro estimates Portugal’s damages at over €4 billion, as water officials note three days of dam releases equaled the country’s annual consumption.
- A brief easing is expected Sunday and Portugal’s presidential runoff is set to proceed nationally, though several hard‑hit municipalities postponed local voting by one week.