Tough times in the Balearic Islands. “The streets are flooded, the cars are half submerged in water”

Spain’s national weather agency AEMET maintained an orange alert for the entire Balearic Islands on Thursday due to the high risk of storms, having previously downgraded it from red. But emergency services said the worst was over. On Wednesday, the situation was so severe that people were being urged to stay indoors.

On the Palma de Mallorca-Manacor route, 29 people were evacuated from the train due to rising water levels. Several people were evacuated in the town of Soller.

Regional emergency services said they had received about 180 reports of storms in the past 24 hours. Nine people were injured on the island of Formentera on Wednesday.

More than 50 flights have been cancelled at Balearic Islands airports since Wednesday, and delays are likely to continue, warns Spanish airport operator Aena.

At Kontakt 24 we received a recording from Can Pastilla showing how violent the weather was in Mallorca on Wednesday. As Mr Lucas mentioned, a storm appeared between 1pm and 2pm, with heavy rain and storms.

– The streets were flooded, and half of the cars were in the water. It was raining today too. Mr. Lucas said: It’s cloudy at the moment, but the weather is much better than yesterday.

At Kontakt 24 we received a report from Ms. Ewelina, who was supposed to fly back from Mallorca to Poznan on Thursday. The Internet user said that her flight was postponed to Sunday.

– We are six people, including two children. We were at the airport at 1pm and the flight was scheduled to take off after 5pm. The cancellation information was announced very quickly, at 1.30pm. The flight from Poznan to Mallorca also did not take off. We were not provided with accommodation. The costs must be reimbursed. I was informed that I must apply for compensation. Mrs. Ewelina said that the return flight is scheduled only on Sunday at 7am.