Extreme storm warnings in Europe as tourist hotspots evacuated

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. open image in gallery Beaches are closed to the public after an overflowing stream last week in Alaior, Menorc island, Spain's Balearic Islands, 19 August 2024 Regional firefighters said on X they had cordoned off areas in central Palma de Mallorca and evacuated 29 people from a train on the line between Palma and Manacor due to the flooding. Heavy rains lashed Alpine regions of Austria and left parts of Vienna under water at the weekend, causing severe damage in parts of the country and disrupting road and rail transport, authorities and local media said. open image in gallery A car drives in a waterlogged street following a heavy storm in Turin, northern Italy, 14 August 2024 A woman was dragged under a bus by the force of flooding in the Doebling area in the north of the city on Saturday, ORF said. In Vienna’s Doebling district, officials registered 110 litres of rain per square metre, which ORF Vienna meteorologist Kevin Hebenstreit said was a record for August rainfall in the city.