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The rising Guadalete River flows beneath a bridge at Las Pachecas settlement in Jerez, southern Spain, on February 5, 2026, amid Storm Leonardo. [AFP]
A deadly storm that triggered floods and thousands of evacuations in the Iberian Peninsula threw Portugal's presidential run-off into confusion on Thursday as the far-right candidate requested the vote be postponed.
The country of around 10 million people had barely recovered from last week's battering by rain and winds that killed five people, injured hundreds and left tens of thousands without power.
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