Floodwaters flood Ibiza and Formentera again, also affecting parts of Mallorca.

PalmHurricane Alice has severely affected Ibiza and Formentera, as well as parts of Mallorca. This has led the Spanish Government's General Directorate of Emergencies to send mass ES-Alert messages. At 4:58 p.m., it was sent to Formentera, at 5:22 p.m. in Ibiza, and at 6:26 p.m. in the eastern, northeastern, and northern parts of Mallorca. Furthermore, the INUNBAL Plan has also been activated on all the islands, but in different operational situations: Operational Situation 2 (SO-2) in Ibiza and Formentera, SO-1 in Mallorca, and SO-0 in Menorca.

Likewise, the orange alert (IG-1) of the METEOBAL Plan remains active for all the Balearic Islands.

The Emergency Coordination Center is working intensively to manage and coordinate all necessary operations to resolve the ongoing incidents.

The Ibiza Council has closed the road at the airport and suspended transport services throughout the island. According to the Administration, the road to the airport has been completely closed, and an alternative service has been provided via the Sant Josep road. However, it has been opened only for strictly necessary travel.

In addition, the Sant Antoni road has been partially closed due to flooding; specifically, the section between the Corazón de Jesús industrial estate and Ibiza. At 7:00 p.m., the bus service resumed operations in areas least affected by the rain. The CETIS station is closed, and buses are stopping outside.

The Puig d'en Valls underpass has also been closed due to flooding. Therefore, the Island Council has requested that only strictly necessary travel be carried out.

Storm Alice has left a total of 883 users affected by power outages in the Balearic Islands, according to the 112 Emergency Service. By island, 576 users are affected in Formentera after a lightning strike cut a power line.

Meanwhile, in Menorca, 272 users have been affected, the majority in Ciutadella (231) and the remainder (31) in Castell. In Ibiza, 27 users have been affected by power outages, eight of them in Santa Eulària; 18 in San José; and one in San Juan. Finally, in Mallorca, eight users have been affected, all in Palma.

In addition, the 112 Emergency Service recorded a total of 23 incidents in the Balearic Islands related to storm Alice from 6 p.m. on Friday to noon on Saturday.

According to the Director General of Emergencies and the Interior, Pablo Gárriz, in statements to the media after a new meeting of the Technical Advisory Committee of the Meteobal Plan, of the total incidents handled, ten were in Ibiza and four in Formentera.

Of these incidents, the most notable were electrical outages caused by the storm. It should be noted that in Formentera, lightning cut a power line, leaving 576 users without power. In Ciutadella, 241 users were affected by a fault. The total number of cases is 576 in Formentera, 272 in Menorca (241 in Ciutadella and 31 in El Castillo), 27 in Ibiza (8 in Santa Eulària, 18 in San José de Sa Talaia, and one in San Juan de Labritja), and eight in Mallorca, all in Palma. The cases in Ibiza and Mallorca are on track to be resolved shortly. Work is continuing on the rest.

Gárriz also noted that ports are operating normally—there was an incident involving a boat in Formentera, but it was unrelated to the weather—as was Menorca airport. Ibiza and Palma airports have experienced delays and cancellations.

According to 112, storm Alice continues to affect the Balearic Islands. Therefore, he asked for continued caution and the recommendations given by the Emergency Services to be followed in view of the probability of heavy rain forecast for this Saturday in the Balearic Islands, especially in Ibiza, Formentera, and specific areas of Mallorca.

He also asked the public to pay attention to updates on warnings from the State Meteorological Agency (Aemet) in the Balearic Islands.

As for the municipalities affected by the orange warning for significant risk of rain from the Aemet this Saturday, and which in Mallorca will remain in place until 8 pm, they are ses Salines, Santanyí, Felanitx, Manacor, Sant Llorenç des Cardassar, Son Servera, Capdepera.

In Menorca, where the alert will also remain in place until 8 pm, they are Maó, Ciutadella, Ferreries, Mercadal, Migjorn Gran, Fornells, Alaior, Castell and Sant Lluís.

In Ibiza, where the orange alert for rain from the Aemet ended at 3:00 pm, the affected municipalities were Ibiza, Santa Eulalia del Río, San Antonio de Portmany, San Juan de Labritja and San José de Sa Atalaya. In Formentera, the Aemet orange warning for significant risk of rain also ended at 3:00 p.m.