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Storm Adam spurs travel chaos with Ibiza airport swamped by floods
Spain's aviation authority Aena counted twenty-seven cancellations and sixteen diversions at Ibiza, with thirty-seven more in Palma; Aemet had raised the island's alert to red.
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- First reported by New York Post: “Storm Adam spurs travel chaos with Ibiza airport swamped by floods”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 3:07 PM ET on BBN Newsroom, by Chip Darnell and Hank Ledger.
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Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorStorm Adam is slamming Spain, and Ibiza's airport is swamped, with water pouring through leaky ceilings into the terminal and leaving the departure halls waterlogged.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe New York Post reports one woman has died in the storm.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAir traffic controllers called the airport not operational, and flights were suspended twice on Sunday morning to clear the water.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAena counts twenty-seven cancellations and sixteen diversions in Ibiza, plus thirty-seven cancellations in Palma.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorEven the big tarps outside gave up under the weight of the water!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe tarps were holding the water. Then the water held the tarps down.
Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorSo the departure hall is basically a pool with a baggage claim!
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRain hit one hundred one point nine litres per square metre by midday, per provisional Aemet figures.
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