STORMS and gales are forecast throughout today (Monday) across the country, with the worst-hit areas being Galicia, northern Aragón and Catalunya, the Strait of Gibraltar, the provinces of Burgos and Álava, and the central strip of the mainland.
All of Andalucía except the province of Almería; Aragón, except Teruel; most of Castilla-La Mancha and Castilla y León; all of Catalunya, Cantabria, Asturias, La Rioja, Murcia, Navarra, Madrid and the Basque Country are on yellow alerts for winds of up to 90 kilometres per hour.
Downpours are forecast in the provinces of Málaga and Cádiz (Andalucía), Madrid; Girona (Catalunya); Cáceres (Extremadura); Huesca (Aragón), and Ávila, Segovia and Salamanca (Castilla y León).
Only the Canary Islands will escape, with clear skies and dry weather predicted for today, giving the region some respite from the mayhem caused by yesterday's (Sunday's) hurricanes and deluges.
Power cuts, road closures, flights cancelled, electricity lines down, fences and trees falling and buildings collapsing were reported yesterday as a result of torrential rain, gales and tidal surges in the Canary Islands.
A family became trapped in La Laguna (Tenerife) after the only road out of their house was blocked by falling trees, whilst a building crumbling down in Punta del Hidalgo shut off a main highway.
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