Ibiza tornado – Latest updates on the path map, floods and storms

A TORNADO has ripped through the party island of Ibiza, reportedly killing one and leaving three injured as the resort was pummelled by powerful winds.

Here's what we know about the cyclone that has ripped through the Balearic Islands.

What's the latest on the Ibiza tornados?

Dramatic footage shows the damage to hotels on the Spanish island after the wild weather flooded roads and downed trees on Tuesday.

Several roads on the island have also been closed to traffic after the tornado sent trees crashing down onto the streets.

A main road from Sant Antoni to Santa Agnès has been closed following 200 trees tumbling onto the tarmac in a stretch of just four and a half miles.

Spanish cops are working alongside Sant Antoni's city council to re-open the roads as quickly as possible.

In other areas, hotels have been wrecked with destroyed fences and even the partial detatchment of a stone wall from a building in one case.

Seaside homes and villas have experienced shattered windows and a sport centre's roof has been partially ripped off.

Videos taken by horrified holidaymakers show heavy rain and lightning flashing across the island.

Have there been any casualties?

Officers say the body of a 75-year-old man swept away by a swollen river in the coastal town of Arenys de Marnorth near Barcelona has been found.

He had been attempting to move his car when the water engulfed him and he tragically drowned.

Search is ongoing for two missing people in the village of Vilaverd near Tarragona – a mum and her grown-up son.

Three men working on a building site in Sant Antoni were injured when the winds lifted their mobile cabin from the ground while they were inside, according to Euro Weekly News.

The construction workers are believed to have been sheltering from the conditions at the time.

They were all taken to Policlínica Nuestra Señora del Rosario hospital with minor injuries.

Were any other Spanish islands affected?

Ibiza was the worst hit island but Mallorca and Menorca also experienced some unsettling weather.

Officials have issued flood warnings for areas near rivers, streams and the coast.

And at least four flights so far have had to be diverted from Ibiza airport.

Source: Read Full Article