Overview

• Spain’s weather service Aemet kept red alerts in place on Tuesday for Ibiza and Formentera because of flash‑flood risk, then downgraded the warning later in the day as conditions eased.
• Firefighters carried out numerous rescues from cars and homes, several roads were closed including access to Ibiza’s airport, and schools and beaches on the islands were shut as a precaution.
• The UME military emergency unit was deployed to the Balearics to support local operations, with authorities urging residents and tourists to avoid travel and heed phone alerts.
• Short‑duration downpours were extreme: Aemet reported up to about 200 l/m² on Ibiza with 74 l/m² near the airport in hours, while Valencia gauges logged spot totals such as 180 l/m² at El Perellonet.
• On the mainland, earlier red warnings in Valencia prompted widespread closures and transport disruption, then were lowered as rains shifted, with officials reporting many incidents but no broadly confirmed mass casualties.