Mallorca hit by heavy storms and torrential rain on Monday
Up to 50 litres per square metre of rain.
![A bus tows a van during the floods at the Playa de Palma](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
A bus tows a van during the floods at the Playa de Palma
A bus tows a van during the floods at the Playa de Palma.
Traffic chaos on airport motorway, Soller port tunnel closed
There was advice to "drive with caution" on Tuesday afternoon.
![Storm Aline hits Mallorca](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Storm Aline hits Mallorca
The wind will decrease throughout the day, although 70-80 km/h and occasional showers and thunderstorms are still possible.
![Two people look out to sea on Friday morning](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Two people look out to sea on Friday morning
Two people look out to sea on Friday morning.
![Red flag for the storm in Mallorca](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Red flag for the storm in Mallorca
Red flag for the storm in Mallorca.
![A person on a bike taking a photo of the waves](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
A person on a bike taking a photo of the waves
A person on a bike next to the red flag.
Wet and wild end to summer in Mallorca
The worst will hit on Wednesday when the island will be placed on yellow alert for rain and storms.
![Balearic opposition party has accused government of being absent during the storm.](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Balearic opposition party has accused government of being absent during the storm.
Balearic opposition party has accused government of being absent during the storm.
Calls for Balearic emergency boss to resign for “having a coffee” during the storm
Key members of the Balearic government were at a political party event on the mainland.
![Samia Longchambon managed to make the most of a complicated trip to Mallorca.](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Samia Longchambon managed to make the most of a complicated trip to Mallorca.
Samia Longchambon managed to make the most of a complicated trip to Mallorca.
Balearic opposition ask where the director general of Emergencies was on storm Sunday, not in Mallorca?
Partido Popular government members were at a PP meeting in Galicia.
Mallorca braced for more freak weather this weekend
More rain looks to be heading for Mallorca.
The tempestuous skies of Mallorca
This past Sunday, August 27 2023, the island was shaken by strong storms and hurricane-force winds.
Giant cruise ship, which snapped moorings, remains in Palma port; 300 passengers sent home
Passengers told to muster at emergency stations.
![Key members of the Balearic government were missing on Sunday.](https://uh.gsstatic.es/images/placeholder-preview.webp)
Key members of the Balearic government were missing on Sunday.
Key members of the Balearic government were missing on Sunday.
- Emergency declared on Ryanair flight bound for Palma from Dublin
- British tourists will be “tracked” while on holiday in Mallorca
- Mallorca ambassador Sir Bradley Wiggins has “lost” his Mallorca home
- Mallorca restaurants losing clients, tourists tighten their belts
- Mallorca hotelier - "I wouldn't go to a place where I perceived there to be animosity towards tourists"