Torrential rains in Spanish Balearic Islands flooded roads, forced people to flee their homes and caused the cancellation of flights, while the Spanish armed forces’ emergency response unit said it had been deployed to Majorca to help with the situation.

Spain’s national meteorological service AEMET has today maintained an orange alert for the entire region due to the high risk of storms. It had earlier lowered the level from red alert.

The immediate action services announced that they believe the worst is over, as yesterday, Wednesday, they had called on residents to stay indoors.

“Outdoor activities are prohibited,” said a listing of the immediate action services on X, formerly Twitter.

Firefighters reported via X that they cordoned off areas in central Palma de Mallorca and removed 29 people from a train between in Palma and Manacor because of the flood.

More than 50 flights were canceled at Balearic airports after the storm hit on Wednesday, and cancellations were expected to continue, Spanish airport operator Aena said.

Police said today they evacuated 12 people from the town of Soger in Mallorca due to flooding.

The regional emergency service said it received about 180 calls related to the storm in the last 24 hours. Nine people were injured yesterday, Wednesday, on the island Formentera and a fisherman was rescued by the Spanish coast guard, he added.