Mallorca under water: Heavy rains bring chaos to the holiday!

Mallorca under water: Heavy rains bring chaos to the holiday!

Palma de Mallorca, Spanien - A violent storm has reached the popular holiday island of Mallorca and ensures chaos -like conditions! After a low pressure area caused devastating floods in the south and east of Spain on Tuesday, Mallorca has now been covered by heavy rain showers. In some regions of the Balearic Islands, over 100 liters of precipitation per square meter have already fallen, as the “Meteodadesbalears” weather portal reports. Travelers at the Palma Airport have to prepare for delays of one to two hours, as the German website of the airport company Aena informs.

warning levels and advice

The Spanish Weather Service Aemet has proclaimed the alarm level orange for the entire archipelago for today's holiday All Saints' Day, which also includes Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera and Cabrera. The government of the Balearic Islands urgently warns of activities outdoors and advises citizens and tourists to bring themselves to safety. The warning level orange remains in force until 8 a.m. Although the weather forecasts promise a certain improvement for the coming days, the weather conditions remain changeable and rainfall can still be expected.

On Friday morning the sun was still shining, but in the morning dark clouds opened and brought the first violent showers in the southwest of Mallorca. From 4 p.m., the heavy rain then started in Palma, accompanied by lightning and thunder. The dramatic weather conditions have a firm grip on the island!