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Ibiza Floods: UME Expands Response as Leaders Pursue Disaster Status and Aid

Authorities report no deaths, with crews restoring roads and power after reported record rainfall.

Overview

  • More than 150 UME personnel operated overnight, clearing near the airport and pumping water from homes, garages and streets.
  • Reinforcements arrived by helicopter and ferry from mainland Spain with trucks, excavators and high‑capacity pumps to support local teams.
  • Ibiza’s mayor will ask Madrid to declare a disaster zone, and regional president Marga Prohens is on the island backing the request and preparing a line of aid.
  • Access to the airport from the city remained closed this morning with detours in place, and about 1,000 passengers missed flights as flooding disrupted approaches.
  • Emergency officials logged 37 priority incidents, conducted rescues including at a hotel, reported several injuries, restored most electricity with work ongoing at port transformers, and activated ES‑Alert for the first time in the Balearics.