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After Storm Marta…a calm night and less heavy rain in Spain and Portugal

I witnessed Spain On Sunday, less intense rain fell after the storm hit Nearby Portugal had a very quiet night, according to a civil protection spokesman.

The National Meteorological Agency recorded in its latest bulletin a few "Flushes" From the wind, limited rain and snow are expected.

Therefore, the weather will be more moderate in the southern Andalusia region, knowing that in recent days it has witnessed heavy rains that caused Floods, and the authorities were forced to evacuate more than 11,000 people from their homes.

On Saturday evening, Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed, via the The worker.
Another person was taken to hospital after a wall collapsed as a result of the rain in the village of Canina in Andalusia, according to Spanish ambulance services.

Increasing and prolonged heat waves

The Iberian Peninsula is one of the regions most affected by climate change, as it has been witnessing for years increasing and prolonged heat waves, and more frequent, often devastating, heavy rains.

In neighboring Portugal, a Civil Protection spokesman said To Agence France-Presse "Tonight was very quiet". But train traffic is still suspended, with many lines closed in the north and center of the country.

Also, tens of thousands of homes are still deprived of electricity.

The Portuguese began casting their votes on Sunday morning in the framework of the second round of the presidential elections.

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