8 Sep, 2024 @ 07:46
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Weather warning in Spain: Mallorca, Ibiza and Menorca are placed on alert for strong thunder and rainfall on Sunday

Heavy Rain Alert Malaga

THE entirety of Mallorca is on yellow alert today for extreme weather.

State weather agency Aemet has placed the Balearic Island on a yellow level warning from 5am until at least 3pm.

The experts warned that up to 25mm of rain could fall per hour in some areas.

Meanwhile, the whole of Ibiza has been placed under the exact same warning.

Both areas are at risk of strong storms, according to Aemet.

Weather warning map for Sunday

Meanwhile, Menorca is also on alert for strong coastal conditions.

According to Aemet, waves could reach as high as 0.7 metres.

It follows a tragic week of dramatic weather on Mallorca after two Brits died upon being swept away by flash floods.

Laurence Dollimore

Laurence Dollimore is a Spanish-speaking, NCTJ-trained journalist with almost a decade’s worth of experience.
The London native has a BA in International Relations from the University of Leeds and and an MA in the same subject from Queen Mary University London.
He earned his gold star diploma in multimedia journalism at the prestigious News Associates in London in 2016, before immediately joining the Olive Press at their offices on the Costa del Sol.
After a five-year stint, Laurence returned to the UK to work as a senior reporter at the Mail Online, where he remained for two years before coming back to the Olive Press as Digital Editor in 2023.
He continues to work for the biggest newspapers in the UK, who hire him to investigate and report on stories in Spain.
These include the Daily Mail, Telegraph, Mail Online, Mail on Sunday and The Sun and Sun Online.
He has broken world exclusives on everything from the Madeleine McCann case to the anti-tourism movement in Tenerife.

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