Mallorca is in bad weather "lockdown" today with schools and government buildings closed and civil servants being allowed to work from home as fears mount over a major torrential rain storm. The local authorities are taking no chances sending an emergency bad weather message to hundreds of thousands of mobile phones across the island on Sunday night,
Units from the Spanish army´s emergency regiment, with heavy pumping equipment and other specialised gear, have been sent to the island from the mainland. They are on standby along with the island´s own emergency services.
The Met Office said that their weather warning would remain in place today and tomorrow. The forecast is for heavy rain and high winds. It is unclear whether schools will also close tomorrow.
There were outbreaks of flooding in Ibiza and Formentera overnight as the storm crossed from the mainland where it has caused havoc.
Heavy rains are not unusual in Mallorca at this time of the year and there have been incidents of severe flooding which have claimed lives. Eight people died in the Mallorcan town of San Lorenzo in October 2018.
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