Since Wednesday, the Spanish Balearic Islands have been struggling with violent weather. Heavy rains have flooded roads, and dozens of flights have been canceled. Several people have been injured. On Kontakt 24, we received a report from a Polish woman who was stuck at an airport in Majorca.
The Spanish national meteorological agency (AEMET) maintained an orange alert for the entire Balearic Islands on Thursday due to high temperatures risk of stormsafter lowering it from red earlier. However, emergency services reported that the worst was over. On Wednesday, the situation was so serious that people were urged to stay at home.
On the Palma de Mallorca-Manacor route, 29 people were evacuated from a train due to rising waters. In the city of Soller, a dozen people were evacuated.
Regional emergency services reported that they had received around 180 calls regarding the incident in the past 24 hours. storm. Nine people were injured on the island of Formentera on Wednesday.
More than 50 flights have been cancelled at Balearic airports since Wednesday, with delays likely to continue, Spanish airport operator Aena warned.
“The streets were flooded, cars half in the water”
On Contact 24 we received a recording from Can Pastilla showing how violent the weather was in Mallorca on Wednesday. As Mr. Łukasz reported, between 1 and 2 p.m. a storm occurred, accompanied by heavy rain and gale force winds.
– The streets were flooded, cars half in the water. It rained today too. It's cloudy at the moment, but the weather is much better than yesterday – said Mr. Łukasz.
A Polish woman is stuck in Majorca. A tourist's story
On Contact 24 We received a report from Mrs. Ewelina, who was supposed to return by plane on Thursday from Majorca to Poznan. The internet user reported that her flight was postponed to Sunday.
– There are six of us, including two children. We were at the airport at 1 p.m., and the flight was supposed to take place after 5 p.m. Information about the cancellation was given quite quickly, at 1:30 p.m. The flight from Poznań to Majorca also did not take off. We were not provided with accommodation. The costs should be refunded. I was informed that I have to apply for compensation. The return flight is not scheduled until Sunday at 7 a.m. – said Mrs. Ewelina.
Reuters, Diario de Mallorca, Kontakt 24
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