More than 4,000 evacuated in Andalusia due to Storm Leonardo

The passage of the storm Leonardo Across the Iberian Peninsula, especially in Andalusia, the storms have already left more than 4,000 people displaced as of Thursday. Since yesterday, up to 400 liters of rain have accumulated, causing floods, landslides, and mudslides, as well as damage to the main and secondary road and rail networks and flight delays. In Andalusia alone, more than 7,500 emergencies coordinated by the 112 emergency services have been recorded since the end of January as a result of the series of storms. Leonardo More than 2,300 Civil Guard officers and 2,240 National Police officers have been mobilized to respond to major emergencies. Among the incidents in the last few hours is the ongoing search for a woman who fell into the Turbillas River in Sayalonga (Málaga) on Wednesday night while trying to rescue her dog from the water. Emergency teams found the dog alive hours later.

Power outages have affected all provinces in the region except Almería. This was announced by the Spanish government's delegate to Andalusia, Pedro Fernández, who explained that 53 municipalities are affected. The Campo de Gibraltar area, in the province of Cádiz, is particularly affected, and the power company is working to alleviate the situation there.

Without AVE

Regarding the state of the roads, Fernández explained that of the 110 roads with closures or lane disruptions, 38 are in the province of Cádiz and 11 are on the main road network, the latter without total closures. Rail services have been affected, including the Medium Distance routes between Córdoba and Seville, all Cercanías commuter rail services in Seville, and the Avant high-speed train throughout the region. AVE high-speed trains from Madrid to Seville and from Málaga to Granada are also not running. In addition to the Civil Guard and National Police officers, the delegate in Andalusia explained that the government has deployed 300 members of the Military Emergency Unit (UME), with 128 resources at their disposal, for "the containment of mineral waste in tailings ponds and providing support for water rescue in flooded areas." According to Aemet, and as Fernández has pointed out, the forecast is for rain to continue until the weekend, although the intensity of the rainfall could decrease from this afternoon. Leonardo The storm has affected the entire Iberian Peninsula, except for the Basque Country and Catalonia. Heavy rains are disrupting air traffic this Thursday in Andalusia, where five scheduled arrivals in Malaga were diverted to Alicante (two), Valencia (two), and back to London; several flights to Malaga, Granada, and Jerez have been canceled, and some operations are experiencing delays.