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DANA Alice keeps instability over the Balearic Islands, with Ibiza and Formentera most affected

Oct 12, 2025 | Current affairs, Featured, Interview, Portada, Post, Revista Lloseta, Thursday Daily Bulletin, Tradition


The weather remains highly unstable across the Balearic Islands, particularly in Ibiza and Formentera, where heavy rain and thunderstorms have caused multiple incidents overnight.
Emergency teams have been operating since early morning, supported by the Military Emergency Unit (UME), which arrived in Ibiza at 5:00 a.m. and immediately began work in affected areas.

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1 DANA Alice keeps instability over the Balearic Islands, with Ibiza and Formentera most affected
2 Incident Summary

DANA Alice keeps instability over the Balearic Islands, with Ibiza and Formentera most affected

At 9:30 a.m., the Technical Advisory Committee for the METEOBAL and INUNBAL emergency plans convened with three main communication hubs:

  • The Ibiza Airport, where President Marga Prohens chaired the meeting alongside Pablo Gárriz, Director General of Emergencies, and Lorena del Valle, Director General of Mobility.
  • The Advanced Command Post in Sa Coma, connected with Lieutenant Colonel Martínez Puy of the UME and local authorities.
  • The Emergency Coordination Center (CECOPI) in Mallorca, led by Vice President Antònia Maria Estarellas and the Government Delegate in the Balearic Islands, Alfonso Rodríguez.

According to AEMET, the storm has hit Ibiza and Formentera hardest, with rainfall accumulations between 40 and 70 litres per square meter, and is now moving toward Mallorca, where an orange alert is active in the south and the Tramuntana range.
Ibiza remains under orange alert for rainfall until noon, while Mallorca and Menorca maintain various alert levels until 6:00 p.m..
Although DANA Alice is not accompanied by strong winds, it has produced intense electrical activity, with frequent lightning strikes across the islands.

The University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) has reported hydrological saturation across Ibiza. The Santa Eulària river has reached yellow alert level, and water levels are also rising in the Sant Miquel torrent (between Pollença and Campanet, Mallorca) and the Torrent de S’Alqueria (Andratx and Cala Fornells).
Experts believe the most critical phase may have passed, but localised flooding risks persist if rain continues.

Miguel Sevilla, head of the intervention group, reported 17 new incidents this morning, in addition to 20 already assigned to the UME and IBANAT. Most involve flooded streets, basements, and elevators.
“These are similar situations to those we faced last week,” said Sevilla.

The UME contingent, composed of three heavy and two light sections, is working on the Ibiza Airport road (EI-800) and in several urban areas such as Es Pratet.
Other active responders include the Fire Departments of Ibiza and Formentera, the Civil Guard (GREIM), the National Police, local police units, the SAMU 061 emergency service, IBANAT, and various technical and infrastructure agencies.

The Ibiza Local Police report that urban traffic has been restored, while the Ibiza Council’s Roads Department confirms the closure of a section of road EI-10 due to water accumulation from the Cas Capità torrent.

Incident Summary

Since the onset of the storm on Thursday, October 9, until 10:00 a.m. today, the 112 Emergency Coordination Center has recorded 170 incidents across the Balearic Islands:

  • 103 in Ibiza,
  • 40 in Mallorca,
  • 25 in Formentera,
  • 2 in Menorca.

The most common cases are flooding in buildings (62), street flooding (25), road water obstacles (25), and fallen trees (15 total).
As of this morning, 37 incidents remain open, mainly in Ibiza (30), most of them related to flooding and blocked roads.