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Spain Evacuates Thousands as 'Extraordinary' Rain Strikes
More than 3,500 residents evacuated in flood-prone areas as emergency services manage 3,200 incidents including landslides, floods, and power outages during Storm Leonardo.
- A storm bringing 'extraordinary' rain battered the Iberian peninsula, forcing thousands from their homes in southern Spain and prompting the highest red alert for torrential rain.
- Spanish authorities deployed hundreds of soldiers and closed schools and trains in the flood-prone region of Andalusia, where some areas may see rainfall equivalent to a full year's precipitation.
- In neighboring Portugal, where severe weather killed five people last week, the coast was under orange alert as the storm swept in from the Atlantic, with the military deploying personnel and inflatable boats.
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While a southern municipality has decided to postpone the vote locally due to the floods, the electoral authority has finally confirmed that the vote will continue throughout the country.
·Paris, France
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Deadly storm sparks floods in Spain, raises calls to postpone Portugal vote
A deadly storm that triggered floods and thousands of evacuations in the Iberian Peninsula sparked calls on Thursday for Portugal's presidential run-off to be postponed, but electoral officials insisted it would go ahead.
·Calhoun, United States
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In the Spanish region of Andalusia, 4,000 people have been evacuated.
·Netherlands
Read Full ArticleThe emergency services work to evict the almost 2,000 inhabitants of the city of Cadiz, the worst hit by the storm. The total number of evacuees in Andalusia is 5,000.
·Madrid, Spain
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Total News Sources105
Leaning Left16Leaning Right14Center18Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Center
Bias Distribution
- 38% of the sources are Center
38% Center
L 33%
C 38%
R 29%
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