1 Nov, 2024 @ 19:04
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Watch: Mallorca falls prey to deadly DANA storm as flooding begins and huge lightning bolts rattle the sky – with orange alerts in place until Saturday

THE deadly DANA continues to wreak havoc in Spain after claiming more than 200 lives across Valencia, Castilla-La Mancha and Andalucia.

It has now turned its sight on the Balearic Islands, which are all under an orange-level alert for heavy rain and storms.

Videos shared online on Friday afternoon showed how roads and streets had already become inundated with muddy flood water.

The 112 emergency centre has issued an alert warning of the risk of three streams overflowing.

They consist of the mouth of the Sa Riera in Palma, the Es Saluet in Port d’Andratx and the Es Galatzo in Santa Ponsa.

Mallorca and Menorca are on an orange level alert from state weather agency Aemet.

Meteorologists have warned of up to 150mm of rain per square metre within just a few hours across the entire two islands.

The warning, which means there is a ‘significant risk’ to life and wellbeing, is in force until 8am tomorrow.

Meanwhile, Ibiza is also on an orange alert for rainfall, with up to 50mm per square metre to fall within one hour – however the warning only lasts until 8pm.

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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