The storm, which began in the early hours of yesterday and continued throughout the day, produced many flooding incidents, saturated the city of Ibiza‘s sewer system, caused traffic jams and road closures, and generated chaos in several regions of the island.
The right lane of the Sant Antoni motorway in the direction of Ibiza was flooded between PK 5 and PK 7, while at Cala de Bou, the avenue of es Caló had to be closed between Granada and Castelló. It was not the only road in Sant Josep that was affected: on the airport motorway, there were cuts at Can Fonoll, traffic was diverted to the upper branch in both directions at the ses Salines roundabout, and on Cam de es Vedrà I es Vedranell, in es Cubells, there were small landslides that filled the road with stones and earth.
Landslides also occurred in Santa Eulària, on the Cala Llonga road. Additionally, a seven-metre-long boat was left stranded on the beach of es Canar when it broke free from its anchoring place, according to Town Hall records.
Collapse in Ibiza municipality
Vila’s central business district crumbled as a result of the volume of water that dropped, eliciting concerns from pedestrians and cars who denounced the situation on social media. Users on Twitter compared the situation, which occurs every time it rains more than usual, to a “biblical scene”; the streets of Ibiza to “urban lakes,” and decried the insufficient capacity of “the pipes that drain the water.”
The day of torrential rain brought rainfall totals of up to 95.3 liters per square meter in Sant Antoni and 62 liters in the airport zone. According to the State Meteorological Agency, 40.5 litres were reported in Vila, 21.8 litres in Sant Joan, and 12.2 litres in Formentera.
Local police and firefighters responded to up to 24 incidents including flooded ground floors, collapsed awnings, and car accidents without injuring anyone.
Meanwhile, the Consell reported that there were no significant events on Formentera as a result of the rainfall. Remember to follow the reports in AEMET website here.