Violent winds caused by storm Nils have hit northern and southern regions of Catalonia and other parts of Spain. Rescue services have issued warnings to residents, urging them to limit travel in the Pyrenees. Most ski resorts have been closed, school activities have been suspended, and numerous national roads have become impassable due to floods and landslides, leading to transport paralysis and dozens of injuries.
A powerful low-pressure system named storm Nils has led to a critical weather situation on the Iberian Peninsula, particularly severely affecting Catalonia. On Saturday, February 14, the Generalitat de Catalunya decided to close almost all ski stations managed by Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat, including popular resorts Núria, Vallter, and Boí Taüll. Only a few centers, such as Baqueira-Beret or La Molina, maintained partial activity, limiting it mainly to beginner areas. These decisions are a result of extreme wind gusts that in high mountain areas make safe use of lift infrastructure impossible. The situation in land transport is equally dramatic. Protección Civil (Civil Protection) sent ES-Alert alerts directly to the mobile phones of residents in northern Catalonia, warning of danger. In the southern part of the region, on the AP-7 highway, restrictions for heavy vehicles have been introduced. Across the country, as many as 155 roads remain impassable due to flooding or mudslides. In Extremadura, a huge gap has appeared in the road surface on road CC-428, trapping one vehicle. The Ministry of Transport mobilized 541 snowplows in anticipation of forecasted snowfall in Asturias and Cantabria. The Iberian Peninsula has been grappling with increasingly violent weather phenomena resulting from climate change for years, which has forced regional authorities to implement modern early warning systems for the population such as ES-Alert.The crisis has also sparked political friction. Local officials from smaller towns and <przypis title=