US EditionSpanish Weather Office Issues Safety Warning for Ibiza
Hurricane Gabrielle's tail caused over 180mm of rain in 12 hours, prompting AEMET to issue the highest-level red alert for flooding risks on Ibiza and Formentera.
- On Tuesday, the Balearic branch of the State Meteorological Agency issued a red alert for Ibiza and Formentera, while Civil Protection sent mobile emergency alerts warning of flood risks until 4pm.
- Hurricane Gabrielle's remnants dumped over 180 millimetres of rain in 12 hours, causing a cascade of rain that breached airport structures at Ibiza Airport.
- Emergency services logged at least 61 incidents across Ibiza, with cars submerged, streets underwater, schools evacuated and roads damaged in Ibiza Town, Sant Josep, San Antonio and Santa Eulària.
- Authorities urged residents to stay indoors, avoid travelling, and keep away from rivers and basements, while the Ibiza Airport website warned travellers to check flight status due to adverse weather.
- AEMET currently shows a red alert for the Balearic Islands and an orange alert for Valencia after record rainfall, following summer warnings in half of Spain's 50 provinces with rain expected to ease by October 1.
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The passage of the Borasca Gabrielle has caused in the last days torrential rains in different areas of the Mediterranean coast. Daily life has collapsed in multiple points of the three provinces of the Valencian Community, Tarragona, Ibiza and Formentera, with suspended classes, streets and torrents denied, evictions, rescues... In almost 40 Valencian municipalities the rains exceeded 100 liters per square metre, with marks above 200, while Ibi…
Spain under the storm: extreme rains paralyze the Balearic Islands and affect the Mediterranean coast - teleSUR English
Spain is experiencing a storm, produced by the Gabrielle storm, which on Tuesday, September 30, hit the Balearic Islands, especially Ibiza and Formentera, hard. Rainfall exceeded 230 liters per square meter, causing power cuts, rescues in homes and vehicles, and the suspension of school activities. The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) reduced the alert from red to orange on Tuesday afternoon, although the warnings remain active in the region.…
A storm is currently sweeping over Ibiza. Holidaymakers and residents should be careful - the highest warning level has already been declared!
In the Balearic Islands, Biza and Formentera, they have recorded more than 230 liters per square metre. The storm has caused rescues, power cuts and suspension of classes in the midst of this weather emergency.
Foothills of ex-Hurricane Gabrielle cause heavy rains in Spain. It hits the island of Ibiza particularly hard, roads and cellars were flooded. Meteorologists speak out the warning level red.
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