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Farmers report 'catastrophic' damage to crops as Storm Marta hits Spain and Portugal
Storm Marta caused millions of euros in crop damage and forced over 11,000 evacuations in Andalusia, with heavy rains worsening flooding and landslide risks, officials said.
- Farmers in Spain warned on Saturday that torrential rains and high winds left fields submerged and caused millions of euros in crop damage, with Perez saying, `'It is raining without stopping. Crops like broccoli, carrots and cauliflowers are under water. We have a real natural catastrophe.'`
- A succession of storms in recent weeks, including Storm Leonardo and Storm Kristin, battered the Iberian Peninsula and saturated soils forced dam releases equal to a year's consumption in three days.
- More than 11,000 people were evacuated in Andalusia, nearly 170 roads closed and rail services disrupted, while authorities issued orange alerts for gusts up to 110 km/h, waves of five to seven metres, and snow levels around 900 metres.
- Portugal mobilised more than 26,500 rescuers and postponed Sunday’s presidential vote in three municipalities, while Prime Minister Luis Montenegro said provisional damage exceeded four billion euros and Spain’s Pedro Sanchez held a crisis meeting.
- With emergency services stretched and saturated ground, officials warned another Atlantic front could arrive later on Sunday while flood and landslide risks remain high.
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Spain and Portugal have been experiencing heavy rainfall since the beginning of the year. Thousands of people have been evacuated due to Storm Marta.
·Netherlands
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The seventh tropical storm in six weeks, "Marta," is raging across Spain and Portugal today and tomorrow. Such rapid succession of severe weather is causing a cascade of problems, as seen here in Benajoan in the Spanish province of Malaga. At least three people have already died in Spain and Portugal due to the severe weather.
·Antwerp, Belgium
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Storm Marta hit Portugal and Spain today, foreign news agencies report. Authorities have declared an orange alert level in parts of both countries, and both countries have called in the army for assistance.
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