One dead, a girl missing as Storm Leonardo batters Portugal and Spain


A man enters floodwater to reach his house as storm Leo flooded the streets of Alcacer do Sal, Portugal, February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Pedro Nunes

MADRID, Feb 5 (Reuters) - One man died ‌in Portugal after flood waters engulfed his car and in Spain, a girl ‌was dragged away by a river after trying to rescue her dog, ‌as Storm Leonardo lashed the Iberian peninsula with heavy rains and strong winds on Thursday.

Leonardo is the latest in a wave of half a dozen winter storms that have swept across Portugal and Spain this year, killing ‍several people, ripping roofs off homes and flooding towns.

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