The intense storm that hit Palma this afternoon caused major traffic jams on the main airport motorway. Some secondary roads, close to Palma Airport, were closed to traffic because of heavy flooding. The Soller port tunnel was also closed for a time.
There was an accident on the airport motorway in the direction of Palma Airport, which added to the traffic chaos.
In Coll d'en Rabassa there were traffic problems due to heavy flooding. In the rest of Palma there were more traffic jams than usual.
The strong warnings regarding the weather were theoretically due to arrive on Wednesday but, as the storm advanced, it caught key facilities such as Palma airport, Son Sant Joan, completely unprepared. The flooding has caused operations to be paralysed for hours, flights to be diverted and, above all, a flooded car park that has meant an incessant parade of cars and tourists in the rain.
Photos: Alejandro Sepúlveda and Teresa Ayuga
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