Fresh storms and torrential rain battered Spain and Portugal on Saturday, triggering widespread flooding, evacuations and major transport disruptions across the Iberian Peninsula, just days after earlier storms caused deadly damage in the region.
In Portugal, the latest weather system — named Storm Marta — prompted the deployment of more than 26,500 rescue workers as authorities responded to rising waters, landslides and flood risks across several regions. Flood alerts remained in place in both Portugal and neighbouring Spain, where hundreds of roads were blocked, rail services disrupted and thousands of residents forced to leave their homes.
