It seemed that it was not going to arrive, but at last it seems that the season of great storms in Spain has begun, and it has done it in an incredible way. There are alerts in 43 provinces for maximum wind gusts that have been and could once again be 150 kilometers per hour.
For the moment, these are the damages caused by the storm Ana, the first with a name.
Galicia
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During yesterday Sunday, December 10, 2017, more rains were recorded than in the entire month of last November, which has caused the overflow of its rivers, which until just a few days ago were almost completely dry. Further, gusts of wind of up to 140km / h have left more than 20.000 customers without power: 11.700 in Pontevedra, 5.000 in A Coruña, 3.000 in Ourense, 320 in Lugo, and the rest in towns such as Noia, Mazaricos or Porto do Son.
Madrid
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From 22.00 p.m. on Sunday to 8 a.m. on Monday, Firefighters have carried out ten interventions due to the landslides that have occurred, both of posters, tree branches and elements of the facades themselves and as a result of the rafts of water left by the intense rains.
Balearics
In the Balearic archipelago 'Ana' has left numerous incidents. Winds of up to 90 km / h have stormed the sea, making traffic along the coast very dangerous. The provincial capital, Palma, has been the victim of floods, landslides and falling trees.
Rest of the country
While there have been no injuries, in various provinces such as Andalusia, flights have had to be diverted and canceled. So, fortunately, 'Ana' is a storm that has only left us material damage.
He is currently leaving the country to go to Denmark, whose center is expected to arrive around 1 a.m. today. But we will not be able to lower our guard, since new fronts are looming that will lower temperatures again and bring rains.