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Andrew EdePalma27/08/2023 13:50
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The Aemet met agency is warning that there will be more fierce storms and hurricane force winds in Mallorca on Sunday afternoon/evening. The met agency adds that the Tramuntana region and the north and northeast of Mallorca are most likely to be affected.

The 112 emergency service in the Balearics reported 84 storm-related incidents in Mallorca in the space of a matter of an hour on Sunday.

Storm in Mallorca on Sunday, August 27

The storm hit with sudden and tremendous force around 11am. By 12 noon, there were 84 incidents - fallen trees, flooded basements and others. Of these, 49 were in Palma and 24 in Calvia.

Storm in Mallorca on Sunday, August 27

A pregnant woman in Calvia was taken to emergencies at the nearest PAC health centre after being injured by a falling sign. Two children with a lilo in Illetes were rescued. A red flag had been raised. Part of the abandoned bullring in Felanitx collapsed.

Palm tree brought down by wind in Mallorca on August 27

Numerous flights were diverted or cancelled and train and Metro services were suspended. The Council of Mallorca says that no main roads have been affected by flooding but is continuing to urge caution.

The amber alert for heavy rain and thunderstorms in the whole of Mallorca is active until midnight Sunday.

A tree went through a car on the Paseo Mallorca in Palma.

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The storm that battered Mallorca on Sunday

This past Sunday, August 27 2023, the island was shaken by strong storms and hurricane-force winds that left a total of 366 incidents in the Balearic Islands, 332 in Mallorca, up to 8.30pm.