"Leonardo, the seventh storm to hit the Iberian Peninsula this year, has dumped months' worth of rain in a few hours on parts of Spain and Portugal. Thousands have been evacuated, and road and rail lines have been cut. Parts of southern Spain and Portugal were facing severe disruption on Thursday due to torrential rainfall, floods and landslides brought by Storm Leonardo."
"Some areas of the southern Spanish region of Andalusia saw more than 40 centimeters (15 inches) of rain on Wednesday the equivalent of several months' worth of rainfall. The rains, floods and landslides have forced nearly 4,000 people to evacuate their homes and paralyzed dozens of roads and railway lines. The regional Andalusia president, Juan Manuel Moreno, said the same amount of rain fell on the mountain village of Grazalema in 16 hours as the Madrid region would see in a year."
Storm Leonardo, the seventh storm to hit the Iberian Peninsula this year, produced hours of rainfall equivalent to months in parts of southern Spain and Portugal. Torrential rain, floods and landslides forced nearly 4,000 people to evacuate and cut dozens of roads and railway lines, isolating towns and disrupting services. Some Andalusian locations received more than 40 centimeters (15 inches) of rain in a single day, overwhelming reservoirs and raising concerns of dam failure. Emergency services reported missing residents and rescued a dog while search continued for a woman swept away. Previous deadly floods and rising global temperatures are increasing the frequency and intensity of such extreme events.
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