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Heavy rains from Storm Leonardo caused a century-old dam in Spain to threaten nearby village, prompting evacuations due to landslide risks and potential failure.
In February 2026, heavy rains from Storm Leonardo saturated the porous limestone beneath Spain’s Montejaque Dam, filling its long-dry reservoir for the first time in nearly a century.
The resulting pressure triggered tremors and landslides, prompting the urgent evacuation of about 200 residents and tourists from Estacion de Benaojan, a village near Malaga.
Once considered safe, the 1924-era dam now poses a potential catastrophic failure risk due to its unstable geological foundation and extreme weather, with emergency teams monitoring the situation closely as Storm Marta approaches.
No injuries have been reported.
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Las fuertes lluvias de la tormenta Leonardo provocaron que una presa de un siglo de antigüedad en España amenazara una aldea cercana, lo que provocó evacuaciones debido a los riesgos de deslizamientos de tierra y una posible falla.