The tramontana continues to hit the regions of Girona and keeps emergency services activated, with special impact in Alt Empordà, Baix Empordà and Gironès. Civil Protection maintains the VENTCAT plan in alert phase due to a situation that this Tuesday may even strengthen.
From Monday afternoon until 07:00 this Tuesday, the Generalitat Firefighters received 18 calls for incidents related to the wind. Of that total, 13 were concentrated in the Girona Emergency Region, the area most affected by this tramontana episode.
A roof gives way in Sant Climent Sescebes
One of the most notable incidents was recorded in Sant Climent Sescebes, where a roof collapsed after the anchors of a building came loose. Los Bombers confirmed that the incident caused no injuries.
"The incident has not caused injuries" - Bombers de la Generalitat
The rest of services attended to in the last hours were related to the fall of trees and other elements in the public road, in a sequence of warnings very spread out throughout the Girona regions.
More than 1,200 calls to 112 due to the storm
The wind episode had already left a high pressure on emergency services since Sunday. Until 7:00 p.m. on Monday, the 112 phone received 1,208 calls linked to this storm, which resulted in 825 cases.
The regions with most communications were Baix Empordà, Alt Empordà and Gironès. By municipalities, Calonge i Sant Antoni, Castell d"Aro, Platja d"Aro i s"Agaró and Palamós stood out, all of them in a strip especially exposed to the north wind.
In parallel, between 07:00 and 19:00 on Monday, the Firefighters attended 69 calls due to the effects of the storm. Of these, 55 corresponded to the Girona Emergency Region. Most of the call-outs were motivated by fallen trees and branches, damaged electrical or telephone wiring, and damage to roofs and facades.
"None of the warnings has been serious nor has it posed risk to people" - emergency services
Forecast of gusts of more than 90 km/h and strong swell
The weather forecast maintains the risk scenario for this Tuesday, March 31. The Servei Meteorològic de Catalunya indicates that the north component wind will blow with special intensity in the Pyrenees, the Pre-Pyrenees, Alt Empordà and Baix Empordà, with gusts that may exceed 90 km/h, especially at medium and high altitudes.
The storm also alters the state of the Costa Brava. Strong swell is expected between La Selva and Alt Empordà, with waves of more than 2.5 meters. Given this situation, Civil Protection asks to exercise extreme caution and avoid approaching breakwaters, rockfills, promenades, and coastal paths.
The recommendation also extends to the mountains. Civil Protection advises against carrying out activities in exposed areas, especially in the Pyrenees, where the combination of snow and wind can favor episodes of blizzard while the tramontana remains active in the Catalan northeast.