Palma becomes empty during the eclipse: "We are leaving for home. We are afraid to look at it"

PalmaA young couple is about to cross the street in Plaça d'Espanya. They are not going to watch the eclipse. "We're going home. We're afraid to look at it," she says, while her boyfriend pulls her hand because the traffic light is about to turn red. He leaves without even explaining why he's scared. The sun is still shining brightly, but you can tell it's not a normal day on the streets. For a moment, it seems like we've returned to the pandemic days: there are hardly any cars, you can see closed shops, and traffic is much lower compared to any summer day.

The only place where there are crowds is in the queue of people who still have hope of reaching the EMT buses that travel to Arenal. "We have too much work," says a worker, without stopping to give directions to passengers who have to board the vehicles. "We asked for tickets a while ago, but now there are too many people," he adds. "They told me this bus takes you to the coast," a young man tells a friend as they are about to board.