MADRID: A man died from rising floodwaters in Portugal, while a girl remained missing after she was swept away by a swollen river in Spain as Storm Leonardo brought more heavy rain and winds Thursday to the Iberian Peninsula. In Spain’s southern Andalusia region, close to 4,000 people evacuated their homes due to the ongoing storm, and dozens of roads remained closed due to flooding and landslides. Spain’s weather agency lifted the highest alert level in southern Spain, but added that another storm system was expected over the weekend.

The army have been deployed in Spain as rivers and reservoirs face breaking point

Leonardo is the latest in a series of half a dozen storms to batter the Iberian Peninsula this year.