Storm Gloria: Woman freeze to death in Spanish Park

SPAIN: Storm Gloria claimed at least four lives. A fifty-four-year-old homeless woman was found frozen to death in Spanish Park.

The woman died from hypothermia, she was found in the Costa Blanca resort of Gandia this morning.

According to locals the unnamed woman and her husband had refused shelter from local social services ahead of the storm. They had just accepted food and blankets.

Tormenta en Mallorca… flipante! #mallorca #baleares #gloria #tormenta #storm pic.twitter.com/eVJtyaixTc
— Toni Matas Barceló (@MatasToni) January 21, 2020

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Four Killed

Forty-Three-year-old engineer Misael Garcia died while fitting snow chains on his car tyres on Sunday. He was from the northern city of Oviedo. His wife and two children aged 4 and 9 were in the car and witnessed the tragedy.
A sixty-three-year-old man also died. He was hit by tiles from the roof. The incident happened in the village of Pedro Bernardo near the cathedral city of Avila.
One man was killed in a car accident in the Asturias region.
The homeless woman froze to death in Spanish Park.

The worst-hit regions on Monday were Valencia and Balearic. They experienced heavy flooding and strong winds.

More than 30 provinces are on a high alert.

Spanish forecaster reported winds up to 115km/h and huge waves on the Mediterranean coast.

The Catalan Government has temporarily banned unnecessary outdoor activities in Girona and Barcelona.

Schools and public services were suspended on Monday as wind speed reached 115km/h

Protecció Civil demana "evitar desplaçaments que no siguin absolutament necessaris" davant de "dos dies crítics"https://t.co/oEfNERBe7K pic.twitter.com/avozXS8DSF
— Eix Diari (@eixdiari) January 21, 2020

Alicante Airport was also shut down. Over 200 flights have been disrupted.

Alicante airport still closed as Storm Gloria wreaks havoc across Spain, heavy snow in Valencia and Asturias. Espantoso. 🇪🇸#Spain #StormGloria #Alicante https://t.co/olWROqfFFG
— Andrew Duncan (@andrewsduncan1) January 20, 2020

Storm Gloria

Social Media is flooded with the videos of Storm Gloria

Hard weather in Platja d’Aro

Temporal duríssim a Platja d'Aro! #324eltemps @Cat_Meteo @AlfredRPico @Vakapiupiu @comandotibidabo @Jordisolerramio pic.twitter.com/OhFXz8iDXG
— Marc Gassó Torrents (@MeteoGasso) January 20, 2020

AEMET lowers the alert level: Storm Gloria winds are settling in our area with a total of 33 incidents reported to the Local Police in Benidorm alone, none were serious we are glad to say.

https://twitter.com/coolradiogold/status/1219576969404260352

I'm at Bryant Park. This Veery that should have left months ago continues during this snow storm. I hope this little one makes it! pic.twitter.com/R2Sm7wloUN
— Gloria (@Lucent508) January 18, 2020

Lots of damage in Calpe, Alicante, spain this afternoon 20th January from rough seas

Lots of damage in Calpe, Alicante, spain this afternoon 20th January from rough seas from #StormGloria Video reported to us with permission by 📸 https://t.co/BBc0iGI7MM thanks; #severeweather #ExtremeWeather pic.twitter.com/1LSBJbQlXj
— WEATHER/ METEO WORLD (@StormchaserUKEU) January 20, 2020

Stormy weather is expected to continue for the next couple of days.