One person has died and another remains missing in Mallorca after being surprised by the storm that has hit the Balearic Islands since yesterday, which today increased the alert level to orange. Some were surprised by the image of a whirlpool.
The storm that affects the Balearic Islands has left a deceased in the north of Mallorca, as a consequence of the flooding of the torrent from Parei,** in the town of Escorca,** as reported by Emergències 112. The storm has also caused delays in the airports of the archipelago and cortes intermittent in some roads.
The emergency services were searching since late Tuesday afternoon for two hikers lost in the area as a result of the storm. The operation is still underway to find another person who remains missing. Emergències 112 has reported that as of Tuesday night it has managed 109 incidents, most of them due to floods in premises and streets and due to falling trees.
The State Meteorological Agency (AEMET) has raised the alert to orange level in the area due to “intense storms” and “very strong and persistent” showers that will also affect the east of the Peninsula.
A whirlpool scared the neighbors
He temporal has also left striking images of a possible tornado in the interior of Mallorca, as reported by several users on the social network to touch the ground.
Already on Tuesday airportssuffered widespread delays as a result of the storms, which have left up to 90 liters per square meter in some parts of Mallorca and Ibiza, as reported by the AEMET.
The Government of the Balearic Islands has activated the IG level 1 of the Plan Meteobala mechanism with four assumptions (from severity 0 to severity 3) that is launched when “the imminence of a adverse phenomenon with a high probability of risk for people and property”.
