‘Terrifying’ flash flood devastates Brit vacation hotspot as partygoers run for canopy
Storm Alice continues to batter parts of Spain, with a flash flood hitting Granada, leaving onlookers shocked as streets, cars and homes disappeared under a brown tide
A sudden storm wrecked havoc at a popular British holiday hotspot, leaving a deadly trail of destruction afterwards. Shocking footage shared online shows a raging torrent hitting Íllora, Granada, while onlookers watched helplessly.
The sudden turn in weather trigger a yellow weather alert, with images showing how streets, cars and homes disappeared under a brown tide after the region was battered with over 60 litres of rain per square metre under an hour on Friday.
Emergency services were called to 15 separate incidents in the area, all related to the flash floods.
One resident told local media: “It only lasted 20 minutes, but it was terrifying.” The flash flood is in relation to Storm Alice, which has hit Spain’s eastern coast and islands for more than two weeks.
Just days ago, torrential rain put a serious dampener on Ibiza’s party spirit, with Wayne Lineker, celebrity brother of the soccer pundit, forced to shut down his O Beach club and posted footage of partygoers fleeing for shelter at the swanky beach resort.
Luxury supercars are swamped on the streets, with flights cancelled and tourists scrambling for booze, reports the Daily Mail.
British tourists have responded to the crisis by rushing to the supermarket for booze to see out the storm, according to the La Zenia Facebook group, popular with British expats and holidaymakers.
“If you’re thinking about going to Lidl, don’t do it,” a poster warned.
“All the British are there to buy all alcohol they can find. Police need to come all the time because they’re fighting for the last alcohol.”
The Foreign Office has warned Brits planning to travel to Spain’s eastern coast of “severe” weather conditions.
Lineker said it was the “first day in years we’ve had to close early”. He posted clips of fierce winds blasting parasols by his club’s pool.
The storm has already devastated southeast Spain, including Costa Blanca, promoting official alerts of “extraordinary danger”.
Videos show Lamborghinis and motorbikes drowned in muddy water while four-by-four cars struggle past. The army has come the island for the second time within a fortnight for rescue and clean-up operations.
Ibiza Airport shut to travellers for 24 hours amid power cuts as water poured into the terminal yesterday.
Officials at Spanish airports authority AENA told local press: “Because of the adverse weather conditions in Ibiza, airport operations were temporarily paralysed between 6pm and 7.20pm.”
British holidaymakers were among travellers hit hardest by the cancellations.
