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Ibiza Begins Recovery After Record Rains as UME Leads Overnight Flood Operations

Authorities start damage assessments to channel aid following school closures for safety checks.

Overview

  • Spain’s Military Emergency Unit expanded its deployment to roughly 150 personnel after ferry and helicopter arrivals from Valencia, pumping water near the airport and in homes and streets through the night.
  • Ibiza Town will request a catastrophic zone declaration and the Balearic government supports the move as it prepares a dedicated line of financial aid.
  • The municipality of Ibiza logged about 254 l/m² with island totals reported above 300 l/m², and key links such as the airport road toward the Can Cifre tunnel remained closed for clearing on Wednesday morning.
  • Emergency authorities handled dozens of priority incidents, issued the ES‑Alert public warning system for the first time in the Balearics, and worked to restore electricity and reopen routes, with injuries reported but no confirmed fatalities.
  • Heavy rain also persisted overnight in northern Alicante’s Marina Alta, where orange alerts were activated and up to 57 l/m² fell in Dénia after broader weather warnings had been lifted.