• A man looks at the Alqueva dam discharging waters in Moura, Alentejo region, Portugal on February 5, 2026. A deadly storm that triggered floods and thousands of evacuations in the Iberian Peninsula sparked calls on Thursday for Portugal's presidential run-off to be postponed, but electoral officials insisted it would go ahead. This week's Storm Leonardo has left one dead in Portugal and lashed the southern Spanish region of Andalusia, where rescuers were searching for a missing woman and evacuated thousands of people. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)
    A man looks at the Alqueva dam discharging waters in Moura, Alentejo region, Portugal on February 5, 2026. A deadly storm that triggered floods and thousands of evacuations in the Iberian Peninsula sparked calls on Thursday for Portugal's presidential run-off to be postponed, but electoral officials insisted it would go ahead. This week's Storm Leonardo has left one dead in Portugal and lashed the southern Spanish region of Andalusia, where rescuers were searching for a missing woman and evacuated thousands of people. (Photo by PATRICIA DE MELO MOREIRA / AFP)
  • Philippine police block anti-US protesters during a rally on a road leading to Washington's embassy in Manila. EPA
    Philippine police block anti-US protesters during a rally on a road leading to Washington's embassy in Manila. EPA
  • Participants paddle their boats during a waka ceremony – a sacred Maori event for launching, blessing, or dedicating – in Waitangi, New Zealand. AFP
    Participants paddle their boats during a waka ceremony – a sacred Maori event for launching, blessing, or dedicating – in Waitangi, New Zealand. AFP
  • A Palestinian boy sits amid rubble and debris after an Israeli aircraft struck a five-storey residential building in Khan Younis, Gaza. AFP
    A Palestinian boy sits amid rubble and debris after an Israeli aircraft struck a five-storey residential building in Khan Younis, Gaza. AFP
  • People cross the Limpopo river on a patched bridge in Xai Xai, Mozambique. For weeks, thousands have been trapped on either side due to flooding that started in January. AFP
    People cross the Limpopo river on a patched bridge in Xai Xai, Mozambique. For weeks, thousands have been trapped on either side due to flooding that started in January. AFP
  • A man holds flares during a demonstration outside the headquarters of Banco Master, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The bank is undergoing liquidation and remains under investigation. EPA
    A man holds flares during a demonstration outside the headquarters of Banco Master, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The bank is undergoing liquidation and remains under investigation. EPA
  • The guitars of Jerry Garcia, Prince, Kurt Cobain, David Gilmour, Eric Clapton, and The Edge are displayed at Christie’s Los Angeles in Beverly Hills, California. AFP
    The guitars of Jerry Garcia, Prince, Kurt Cobain, David Gilmour, Eric Clapton, and The Edge are displayed at Christie’s Los Angeles in Beverly Hills, California. AFP
  • Wenlong Yang of China in action during the Men's Snowboard Big Air qualification, during the Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy. EPA
    Wenlong Yang of China in action during the Men's Snowboard Big Air qualification, during the Winter Olympic Games in Livigno, Italy. EPA

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Best photos of February 6: Floods in Portugal to the Winter Olympics

The National picks the most striking images from around the world

The National

February 06, 2026

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Updated: February 06, 2026, 10:51 AM
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