A EUROPEAN holiday hot spot has been devastated by horror flash floods – with authorities warning people to stay indoors. Shocking images have shown dangerous waters washing away cars and

Eyewitness footage captured the aftermath of flash floods in Spain’s Gran Canaria on Monday as cars were swept away by onrushing water. Residents in

Irish holiday hot spot favourite Gran Canaria has been hit with horror flash floods causing chaos on the island.

SUDDEN snowfall has now blasted the Canary Islands following a flash flood that swept through holiday hotspots. Shocking footage showed the islands being struck by muddy swathes of water just

Torrential rainfall turned streets into fast flowing rivers in parts of the popular holiday destination of Grand Canaria on Monday. The town of Telde in the east of the island was particularly hard hit with heavy downpours.

Floods swept cars down ravines and into the sea after heavy rain hit nearby hills in Spain’s Canary Islands. Passersby yanked one woman from car as it was starting to be dragged away by fast, muddy water overflowing from a stream on Gran Canaria.

Eyewitness footage captured cars stranded on flooded streets and a vehicle being swept into the sea by rising floodwaters in Spain’s Gran Canaria on Monday (March 3). Residents in the Telde region later joined forces with emergency services to clean streets blanketed in mud.

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Gran Canaria, a popular holiday hotspot in the Canary Islands, has been ravaged by catastrophic flooding, which has seen vehicles washed into the ocean. Holidaymakers have received direct warnings to remain inside as surging waters pose extreme dangers across the island.