Firefighters are removing five collapsed palm trees in front of the Cathedral, and there are fallen branches throughout the city
The heavy stormwith strong gusts of wind and rain, which is sweeping Mallorca during this Sunday, has caused numerous incidents, especially in the coastal areas of the Bay of Palma. The city firefighters are working hard to solve the problems, especially derived from the falling branches and trees on public roads. In the area of the Paseo Marítimo, in front of the Cathedral, five palm trees have collapsed. At the same time they have had to act in a traffic accident with people trapped on the Bunyola road, and the Mallorca Fire Brigade are participating in the rescue of an injured hiker on the Costa de la Calma, in Calvià.
The most active storm front has been as intense as brief, and has entered Mallorca from the south. In barely half an hour, between ten and eleven in the morning, it has swept through Palma and the coastal areas of Calvià and Llucmajor. Many neighbors have been alarmed by the force with which the wind and rain hit the windows.
The Palma Fire Brigade immediately began to receive a barrage of calls Requiring your help, especially due to falling trees and branches, as well as blinds, awnings and other elements that had been torn off by the force of the wind. In front of the Cathedral, five palm trees have collapsed, but similar problems have spread to the entire city. On streets like General Riera, drivers had to avoid branches that had fallen on the road.
Foreign Part
In the Part Forana the problems at noon were minor. The Majorca firefighters were intervening in the rescue of a woman who was surprised by the storm while she was on a hike by Costa de la Calma. The hiker suffered a fall and had a leg injury. Other endowments were also working on the removal of half a dozen trees that have collapsed, all in the Calvià area.