The heavy rains that have occurred in different parts of Ibiza and Formentera throughout the day have caused some punctual flooding, especially in the area of the airport and ses Salines, from the center of Vila to the area of sa Blanca Dona and on the coast of Santa Eulària, but also in the north of the island. In the afternoon, rainfall is also affecting Sant Antoni and Sant Josep.
The effects of the heavy rains have been felt by many streets of Vilathe streets of Vila[]completely flooded at noon, and also in the first belt, where the parking lots have been covered with water, which in some cases has reached the height of the doors of the vehicles. Some accesses to the paid parking in the neighborhood of es Pratet have also been flooded.
In Jesús the rains have also been heavy at noon, which has caused the slowing of traffic throughout the town, especially in the area of the scalextric, where vehicles that go towards Vila, Puig d’en Valls and Santa Eulària meet. There has also been flooding under the flyover, as well as along the avenue Sant Joan de Labritja, which leads to the port, affecting the parking areas for customers who come to the businesses that are on that road. The situation has forced drivers to drive slowly, with their lights on and with the utmost caution.
Some sections of the roads of Sant Antoni and Santa Eulària have also been flooded. From Sant Rafel to sa Blanca Dona, at times, the two downhill lanes have become a river. In addition, there have been some landslides of stones and earth on several secondary roads.
The city councils of Sant Josep and Santa Eulària have suspended all municipal activities planned for today to avoid risks, and have recommended private entities to do the same, following the guidelines coming from the General Directorate of Emergencies: “It is has recommended to sports clubs, apimas and other entities that organize extracurricular or leisure activities the suspension of the same in order not to generate displacements”, have indicated from the Consistporio de Santa Eulària, which has canceled the classes of the Municipal School of Music, as well as the programming of the Punt Jove. The exhibition wing Sant Jaume 72 has not been opened to the public. Likewise, Can Planetes and Ca n’Andreu des Trull have been closed. Neither the Teatro España nor other municipal auditoriums had any cultural or leisure activities scheduled.
Faced with this situation, some companies in Ibiza have opted, today and tomorrow, for the option of teleworking to avoid displacement of their workers and any risk situation, due to the alerts of the Aemet and also the great emotional impact caused by the tragedy experienced two weeks ago in the peninsula.
Following the storm map it can be seen that, as last week, the heaviest rains have occurred at sea, in the channel between Ibiza and Mallorca, and moves towards the largest of the Balearic Islands. On the other hand, another front coming from the Alicante area will sweep over the islands in the next few hours.
Anyway, the worst may be yet to come because the State Meteorological Agency maintains the orange alert in the Pitiusas and has extended the rainfall alert until 12 noon this Wednesday, with accumulations that can reach up to 40 liters per square meter in an hour or 100 accumulated in 12 hours.
It also maintains the yellow alert for wind, with gusts that can reach 70 kilometers per hour, until 3 am, and the yellow alert for thunderstorms until tomorrow at noon.
The State Meteorological Agency has warned that very heavy to torrential rains and showers will be recorded from Tuesday until at least Friday on the Mediterranean coast and western Andalusia. In addition, until Wednesday are expected accumulated up to 150 liters per square meter (l/m2) in 24 hours in the Pitiusas and Mallorca.
Specifically, the state agency has issued a special warning of adverse phenomena that is anticipated that a DANA (Isolated Depression at High Levels) will move this Tuesday from France towards the Peninsula and the Balearic Islands and that will remain in the vicinity of Spain until at least Friday 15.
As stated in the text, the increased instability will be accompanied by the entry of a humid Mediterranean flow from the east, so it is very likely to produce very heavy and persistent rainfall. These will be locally torrential and will be accompanied by storms and stormy seas in the Balearic Islands and the Mediterranean slope; and, from Thursday, also in western Andalusia.
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