Overview

• Aemet’s highest-level warning remains in effect for Ibiza and Formentera until 4 p.m. local time, with more than 180 mm of rain forecast in 12 hours and a risk of flash flooding and rapid rises in waterways.
• Footage shows streets turned into fast-moving rivers and vehicles submerged or swept away, while water leaked through the ceiling at Ibiza Airport, which advised passengers to check flight status as arrivals were diverted.
• Balearic emergency services reported 61 incidents, mostly on Ibiza, with road closures, a school evacuation in San Antonio, and municipal guidance to avoid travel and low-lying areas.
• Eastern Spain faced earlier red alerts in Tarragona, Castellón and Valencia, where schools and parks were closed, phone alerts urged residents to stay off roads and seek higher ground, and record rainfall and strong winds were reported.
• Catalan authorities confirmed the death of a child in floodwaters and continued searching for a missing adult, as Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez urged the public to follow civil protection instructions.