Overview

• AEMET placed Ibiza and Formentera under a top-tier red warning until 4pm local time, with Ibiza recording up to 239mm in 24 hours and Formentera over 100mm.
• Emergency services reported at least 132 incidents by midday on Ibiza, with firefighters rescuing people from vehicles, lifts and ground-floor properties and afternoon classes suspended.
• The Balearic government requested UME support, sending military teams to assist as health facilities in Ibiza reported leaks yet maintained core services.
• Major routes including the E-10 and parts of the E-20 were closed, bus services to Ibiza Town were halted, and Ibiza Airport suffered significant leaks as some flights were diverted.
• Residents received mass alerts urging them to avoid travel and seek higher ground, as officials linked the downpours to the remnants of former Hurricane Gabrielle and searches continued on the mainland after an earlier fatality in Catalonia.