Severe weather in Mallorca and Ibiza continues for a while | De Gooi

In a few hours, 180 millimeters of rain can fall in the northeast of Mallorca on Thursday. Code red applies for this. Code orange is in effect on the rest of the island and 150 millimeters can fall in a few hours. Ibiza also has color code orange and similar precipitation amounts are expected. According to Weeronline, there is also a chance of showers on Friday and Saturday, but from Sunday it will be dry and sunny with temperatures around 30 degrees.

Due to the severe storm, at least forty flights were cancelled at Palma de Mallorca airport on Wednesday. Air traffic on the island is expected to remain disrupted until Friday. The storm caused a lot of damage on the island, but as far as is known, no fatalities were reported. According to Spanish media, there were fears for the life of a fisherman for a while, but he was later found by colleagues sheltering from the weather.

From Ibiza and the smaller island of Formentera, images were shared of sailboats and luxury yachts crashing into each other and onto rocks in the harbour due to the storm. The wind was blowing hard, with gusts of at least 100 kilometres per hour.