Storm Gloria: 27 provinces on alert in Spain as storm moves north
A fourth person has died and more than 200,000 residents left without power after Storm Gloria swept north into Catalonia wreaking havoc in its wake.
Spain’s weather agency AEMET issued red alerts across the northeastern region which bore the brunt of the storm overnight and into Tuesday.
21/01 09:01 #AEMET #FMA nivel rojo por nevadas y/o costeros para hoy en Aragón y Cataluña . Imagen del mapa de avisos en vigor a las 09:01 . Para ver una tabla de avisos actualizada haga CLIC EN LA IMAGEN o visite https://t.co/aIJV7DDYto https://t.co/9zRiNcRFwg
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) January 21, 2020
The storm, which has already caused damage further south along the Valencian coast arrived in Catalonia tipping 100 litres of water per square metre, which fell as heavy snow in the interior of the region.
⚠ 220.000 abonados de la demarcació de #Girona sin suministro eléctrico por avería de alta tensión en Red Eléctrica. #ProteccioCivil en coordinación con Endesa para poder recuperar el servicio cuanto antes.#Gloria #NEUCAT #INUNCAT #VENTCAT
— Protecció civil (@emergenciescat) January 21, 2020
Some 220,000 people were left without power in the Girona province after high winds brought down a power cable and the AP7 – the main motorway from the border to Barcelona - was closed between Figueres and the frontier with France.
⚫ Tallada per tot tipus de vehicle l'AP-7 entre Figueres i la Frontera pic.twitter.com/fe3Ah4dLMJ
— Trànsit (@transit) January 21, 2020
⚫ Tallada l'AP-7 a Figueres en sentit nord a causa d'un accident entre tres camions en el punt on es feien els desviaments cap a l'N-II. pic.twitter.com/9Aggp1xnlX
— Trànsit (@transit) January 21, 2020
Schools across Catalonia closed and Spain’s traffic authorities, DGT, called for motorists to be extra vigilant.
Further south, Alicante-Elche airport reopened to air traffic this morning after more than 40 hours of closure due to unsafe weather conditions.
AEMET confirmed 170 flights affecting more than 20,000 passengers were due to either land or depart from Alicante airport on Tuesday and urged travellers to check their flight status with the airline before setting off for the airport.
ℹ️ ℹ️ #Actualización
? El Aeropuerto de #Alicante-#Elche retomará la operativa de sus vuelos de forma progresiva desde las 05:00 horas de mañana 21 de enero.
⚠️ ⚠️ ? Muy importante: consulta con tu compañía aérea el estado de tu vuelo.
— Aena (@aena) January 20, 2020
In Teruel province some 8,000 homes were also left without power after wind and snow downed power cables.
⚠️❄ Al menos 8.000 personas sin suministro eléctrico en la provincia de #Teruel a causa del #TemporalMediterráneo. ? desde #Andorra ( #Teruel), via @Sonia_Cameselle #BorrascaGloria pic.twitter.com/kXHNzaaeIW
— InfoMeteoTuit (@InfoMeteoTuit) January 21, 2020
While in Madrid, city authorities kept parks closed for the third day as high winds threatened to bring down trees and branches.
? Este martes se mantienen cerrados El Retiro y otros ocho parques de la ciudad al permanecer activa la alerta roja por fuertes rachas de viento
— Ayuntamiento Madrid (@MADRID) January 20, 2020
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Spain’s weather agency AEMET issued red alerts across the northeastern region which bore the brunt of the storm overnight and into Tuesday.
21/01 09:01 #AEMET #FMA nivel rojo por nevadas y/o costeros para hoy en Aragón y Cataluña . Imagen del mapa de avisos en vigor a las 09:01 . Para ver una tabla de avisos actualizada haga CLIC EN LA IMAGEN o visite https://t.co/aIJV7DDYto https://t.co/9zRiNcRFwg
— AEMET (@AEMET_Esp) January 21, 2020
The storm, which has already caused damage further south along the Valencian coast arrived in Catalonia tipping 100 litres of water per square metre, which fell as heavy snow in the interior of the region.
⚠ 220.000 abonados de la demarcació de #Girona sin suministro eléctrico por avería de alta tensión en Red Eléctrica. #ProteccioCivil en coordinación con Endesa para poder recuperar el servicio cuanto antes.#Gloria #NEUCAT #INUNCAT #VENTCAT
— Protecció civil (@emergenciescat) January 21, 2020
Some 220,000 people were left without power in the Girona province after high winds brought down a power cable and the AP7 – the main motorway from the border to Barcelona - was closed between Figueres and the frontier with France.
⚫ Tallada per tot tipus de vehicle l'AP-7 entre Figueres i la Frontera pic.twitter.com/fe3Ah4dLMJ
— Trànsit (@transit) January 21, 2020
⚫ Tallada l'AP-7 a Figueres en sentit nord a causa d'un accident entre tres camions en el punt on es feien els desviaments cap a l'N-II. pic.twitter.com/9Aggp1xnlX
— Trànsit (@transit) January 21, 2020
Schools across Catalonia closed and Spain’s traffic authorities, DGT, called for motorists to be extra vigilant.
Further south, Alicante-Elche airport reopened to air traffic this morning after more than 40 hours of closure due to unsafe weather conditions.
AEMET confirmed 170 flights affecting more than 20,000 passengers were due to either land or depart from Alicante airport on Tuesday and urged travellers to check their flight status with the airline before setting off for the airport.
ℹ️ ℹ️ #Actualización
— Aena (@aena) January 20, 2020
? El Aeropuerto de #Alicante-#Elche retomará la operativa de sus vuelos de forma progresiva desde las 05:00 horas de mañana 21 de enero.
⚠️ ⚠️ ? Muy importante: consulta con tu compañía aérea el estado de tu vuelo.
In Teruel province some 8,000 homes were also left without power after wind and snow downed power cables.
⚠️❄ Al menos 8.000 personas sin suministro eléctrico en la provincia de #Teruel a causa del #TemporalMediterráneo. ? desde #Andorra ( #Teruel), via @Sonia_Cameselle #BorrascaGloria pic.twitter.com/kXHNzaaeIW
— InfoMeteoTuit (@InfoMeteoTuit) January 21, 2020
While in Madrid, city authorities kept parks closed for the third day as high winds threatened to bring down trees and branches.
? Este martes se mantienen cerrados El Retiro y otros ocho parques de la ciudad al permanecer activa la alerta roja por fuertes rachas de viento
— Ayuntamiento Madrid (@MADRID) January 20, 2020
READ MORE:
- In Pictures: Storm Gloria wreaks havoc across Spain leaving three dead
- Nine provinces on red alert as Storm Gloria sweeps across Spain
- Alicante airport closed amid safety issues as storm hits eastern Spain
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